AS 3 AAC 306.701 - Marijuana handler permit education course

(a) The board shall approve all marijuana handler permit education courses before a course provider may issue a marijuana handler permit.
(b) The topics that an approved marijuana handler permit education course covers must include
(1) AS 17.38 and this chapter;
(2) the effects of consumption of marijuana and marijuana products;
(3) how to identify a person impaired by consumption of marijuana;
(4) how to determine valid photographic identification;
(5) how to intervene to prevent unlawful marijuana consumption; and
(6) the penalty for an unlawful act by a licensee, an employee, or an agent of a marijuana establishment.
(c) An approved course provider shall update the course with any applicable change to AS 17.38 and this chapter not later than 10 days after the effective date of the change. The course provider shall notify the board a change to an approved course not later than three days after the change.
(d) The board will review an approved marijuana handler permit education course at least once every three years, and may rescind approval of the course if the board finds that the education course contents are insufficient or inaccurate.
(e) An approved course provider shall provide continuous access to the course to the board and the director for the purpose of reviewing course materials at any time.
(f)The fee for a new marijuana handler permit education course and for a three-year review of a marijuana handler permit education course is $500.
(g) In addition to the topics set out under (b) of this section, a marijuana handler permit education course may advertise that the course provides specialized education that is employee-focused and is for employees of a retail marijuana store AS17.38.070(a); AS 17.38 3 AAC 306.300 - 3 AAC 306.380), marijuana cultivation facility AS17.38.070(b); 3 AAC 306.400 - 3 AAC 306.480), marijuana product manufacturing facility (AS17.38.070(c); 3 AAC 306.500 - 3 AAC 306.580), or marijuana concentrate manufacturing facility (3 AAC 306.515), if the marijuana handler permit education course includes not less than 20 questions on its final examination that are specific to the applicable license type's employees and employment conditions.

Notes

AS 3 AAC 306.701
Eff. 8/21/2019, Register 231, July 2019; am 9/24/2021, Register 239, October 2021; am 4/20/2025, Register 254, July 2025

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

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