How to help a User Apply for a Final Cannabis Cultivation License

This service allows business operators who would like to cultivate cannabis for medical and therapeutic purposes to obtain an operating license from the Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority(RICA). RICA will conduct a field visit to ensure your location or site complies with RICA standards and regulations.

The processing time is 14 days, and the service is free of charge.

Prerequisites

• A company or an individual must have their Tax Identification Number (TIN).

Required attachments 

• Copy of passport

• Site layout plan

• Business Registration certificate from RDB

• Approval of the security plan by the competent security authority from the police

• Environmental impact assessment (EIA) report from RDB

• Updated business plan

• Contracts and proof of qualifications and experience of key personnel: quality assurance person, production manager, and cultivators who shall be present on the site

• Laboratory test report as proof that the soil on which the plants will be planted is not contaminated with sludge, heavy metals, or pesticide residues.

• Laboratory test results indicate that irrigation water contains minimum permissible contaminants like heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, and toxicological hazardous substances

• Samples of packaging materials and labels proposed for unprocessed products.

• Copy of License

Optional attachments (1)

• Approval of site installation facilities.

Follow these simple steps to help a User apply for the Final Cannabis Cultivation License:

Note: 

• Upon successful submission, RICA will process the application. Applicants will receive an email or SMS notification about any changes in the application status.

• Once RICA approves the application, the applicant will receive their e-license.