Vermont § 910 - Cannabis establishment fee schedule The following fees shall apply to each person or product licensed by the Board: (1) Cultivators. (A) Outdoor cultivators.

§ 910. Cannabis establishment fee schedule The following fees shall apply to each person or product licensed by the Board: (1) Cultivators. (A) Outdoor cultivators.

• (i) Outdoor cultivator tier 1. Outdoor cultivators with up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy or fewer than 125
  cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation space shall be assessed an annual licensing
  fee of $750.00. (ii) Outdoor cultivator tier 2. Outdoor cultivators with up to 2,500 square feet of plant canopy in an outdoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $1,875.00. (iii) Outdoor cultivator tier 3. Outdoor cultivators with up to 5,000 square feet of plant canopy in an outdoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $4,000.00. (iv) Outdoor cultivator tier 4. Outdoor cultivators with up to 10,000 square feet of plant canopy in an outdoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $8,000.00. (v) Outdoor cultivator tier 5. Outdoor cultivators with up to 20,000 square feet of plant canopy in an outdoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $18,000.00. (vi) Outdoor cultivator tier 6. Outdoor cultivators with up to 37,500 square feet of plant canopy in an outdoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $34,000.00. (B) Indoor cultivators. (i) Indoor cultivator tier 1. Indoor cultivators with up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $1,500.00. (ii) Indoor cultivator tier 2. Indoor cultivators with up to 2,500 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $3,750.00. (iii) Indoor cultivator tier 3. Indoor cultivators with up to 5,000 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $8,000.00. (iv) Indoor cultivator tier 4. Indoor cultivators with up to 10,000 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $16,000.00. (v) Indoor cultivator tier 5. Indoor cultivators with up to 15,000 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $36,000.00. (vi) Indoor cultivator tier 6. Indoor cultivators with up to 25,000 square feet of plant canopy in an indoor cultivation
  space shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $75,000.00. (C) Mixed cultivator tiers. (i) Mixed cultivator tier 1. Mixed cultivators with the following at the same licensed premises shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $2,250.00: up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy in an
  indoor cultivation space and up to 125 cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation space. (ii) Mixed cultivator tier 2. Mixed cultivators with the following at the same licensed premises shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $5,625.00: up to 2,500 square feet of plant canopy in an
  indoor cultivation space and up to 312 cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation space. (iii) Mixed cultivator tier 3. Mixed cultivators with the following at the same licensed premises shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $5,500.00: up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy in an
  indoor cultivation space and up to 625 cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation space. (iv) Mixed cultivator tier 4. Mixed cultivators with the following at the same licensed premises shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $9,500.00: up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy in an
  indoor cultivation space and up to 1,250 cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation
  space. (v) Mixed cultivator tier 5. Mixed cultivators with the following at the same licensed premises shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $19,500.00: up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy in
  an indoor cultivation space and up to 2,500 cannabis plants in an outdoor cultivation
  space. (2) Wholesalers. Wholesalers shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $4,000.00. (3) Manufacturers. (A) Manufacturer tier 1. Manufacturers that process and manufacture cannabis in order to produce cannabis
  products without using solvent-based extraction and not more than $50,000.00 per year
  in cannabis products based on the manufacturer’s total annual sales in cannabis products
  shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $750.00. (B) Manufacturer tier 2. Manufacturers that process and manufacture cannabis in order to produce cannabis
  products without using solvent-based extraction shall be assessed an annual licensing
  fee of $2,500.00. (C) Manufacturer tier 3. Manufacturers that process and manufacture cannabis in order to produce cannabis
  products using all allowable methods of extraction, including solvent-based extraction,
  shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $15,000.00. (4) Retailers. (A) Retailers that sell cannabis and cannabis products to consumers shall be assessed
  an annual licensing fee of $10,000.00. (B) Retailers that include a medical-use endorsement shall be assessed an annual licensing
  fee of $10,250.00. (5) Testing laboratories. Testing laboratories shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $1,500.00. (6) Integrated licensees. Integrated licensees shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $100,000.00. (7) Propagation cultivators. Propagation cultivators shall be assessed an annual licensing fee of $500.00. (8) Employees. Cannabis establishments licensed by the Board shall be assessed an annual licensing
  fee of $50.00 for each employee. (9) Products. Cannabis establishments licensed by the Board shall be assessed an annual product
  licensing fee of $50.00 for every type of cannabis and cannabis product that is sold
  in accordance with this chapter. (10) Local licensing fees. Cannabis establishments licensed by the Board shall be assessed an annual local licensing
  fee of $100.00 in addition to each fee assessed under subdivisions (1)–(7) of this
  section. Local licensing fees shall be distributed to the municipality in which the
  cannabis establishment is located pursuant to section 846(c) of this title. (11) One-time fees. (A) All applicants for a cannabis establishment license shall be assessed an initial one-time
  application fee of $1,000.00. (B) An applicant may choose to be assessed an initial one-time intent-to-apply fee of
  $500.00. If the applicant subsequently seeks a license within one year after paying
  the intent-to-apply fee, the initial one-time application fee of $1,000.00 shall be
  reduced by $500.00. (Added 2021, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 25, 2022; amended 2021, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. May 31, 2022; 2023, No. 65, § 16, eff. June 14, 2023; 2023, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2025.)