3 AAC 306.700 - Marijuana handler permit

(a) Each agent of the marijuana establishment who sells, cultivates, manufactures, tests, or transports marijuana or a marijuana product, or who checks the identification of a consumer or visitor, and each licensee and employee must obtain a marijuana handler permit from the board before being licensed or beginning employment at a marijuana establishment.

(b) To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person must complete a marijuana handler permit education course approved by the board, pass a written test demonstrating an understanding of the course material, and obtain a certificate of course completion from the course provider.

(c) To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person who has completed the marijuana handler permit education course described 3 AAC 306.701 shall present the course completion certificate to the director. The director shall issue a marijuana handler permit card valid for three years from the date of issue of the course completion certificate. A person may renew a card issued under this section by taking a marijuana handler permit education course approved by the board and passing a written test demonstrating an understanding of the course subjects.

(d) A licensee, employee, or agent of a marijuana establishment shall keep the marijuana handler permit card described in (c) of this section in that person's immediate possession or a valid copy on file on the premises at all times when on the licensed premises of the marijuana establishment.

(e) Repealed 8/21/2019.

(f) The board will not issue a marijuana handler permit to a person who

(1) has been convicted of a felony in the state and either

(A) less than five years have elapsed from the time of the person's conviction; or

(B) the person is currently on probation or parole for that felony,

(2) has within the two years period immediately preceding submission of class A misdemeanor in the state involving a controlled substance other than a Schedule VI A controlled substance under AS 11.71.190.

(3) has within the two years period immediately preceding submission of class A misdemeanor in the state relating to selling, furnishing, or distributing marijuana; or,

(4) is currently under indictment for an offense listed in this section.

Notes

3 AAC 306.700

Eff. 2/21/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 5/23/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 9/7/2018,Register 227, October 2018; am 2/21/2019, Register 229, April 2019; am 8/21/2019, Register 231, July 2019

Authority:AS 17.38.010

AS 17.38.070

AS 17.38.121

AS 17.38.150

AS 17.38.190

AS 17.38.200

AS 17.38.900