Zimbabwe mbanje growers face license loss over expired permits

Zimbabwe growers risk losing cannabis (mbanje) permits as MCAZ warns renewals die if papers expire, and fees hit hard.

License renewals face a hard cutoff

• MCAZ flags growers to refresh permits before expiry.
• Papers from 2021 hit their five-year window this year.
• Expired permits get zero renewal consideration.
• IDs 001 slash 2021 through 010 slash 2021 fall under this alert.

Fees and payments

• Yearly license charge runs US$20,000.
• Yearly reporting charge runs US$15,000.
• Payment ties to continued authorization.

Reporting duties under SI 62 of 2018

• Section 16 sets record-keeping duties for growers.
• Producers send transaction logs each anniversary.
• The Minister can set the filing format.