--- title: 6 Things to Know About Iowa’s Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill description: The Iowa Legislature introduced a bill that legalizes recreational marijuana, and establishes a regulatory framework for the licensing and oversight of marijuana establishments by the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce. Below are 6 things that you should know about Iowa’s recreational marijuana bill. 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Below are 6 things that you should know about Iowa’s recreational marijuana bill. - An owner of marijuana establishments who is a natural person must be a resident of Iowa for a year prior to submitting an application or a U.S. citizen. - Marijuana retail shops may be owned by an unlimited number persons who have been residents of Iowa for at least a year prior to the submission of the application. - The bill caps the number of cultivator and manufacturing licenses to 20 of each. - The application fee is $5,000 with $2,500 being transmitted to the local jurisdiction where the marijuana establishment is located. The local jurisdiction may also adopt and impose operating fees on retail marijuana businesses. - Cultivators are charged a $25 excise tax per immature plant; $50 an ounce of retail flower; and $15 an ounce for other parts of the retail plant. Retail stores may not purchase retail flower from a cultivator until it verifies payment of the excise tax. - The bill establishes a retail marijuana trust fund that distributes revenues across drug prevention programs, drug courts, and early childhood development programs. 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