(1) (a) A medical marijuana business or a retail marijuana business licensed pursuant to this article 10 may receive a responsible vendor designation from the program vendor after successfully completing a responsible medical or retail marijuana vendor server and seller training program approved by the state licensing authority. A responsible vendor designation is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
Successful completion of an approved training program is achieved when the program has been attended by and, as determined by the program provider, satisfactorily completed by all employees selling and handling medical or retail marijuana, all managers, and all resident on-site owners, if any.
In order to maintain the responsible vendor designation, the licensed medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business must have each new employee who sells or handles medical or retail marijuana, manager, or resident on-site owner attend and satisfactorily complete a responsible medical or retail marijuana vendor server and seller training program within ninety days after being employed or becoming an owner. The licensed medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business shall maintain documentation of completion of the program by new employees, managers, or owners.
A licensed medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business that receives aresponsible vendor designation from the program vendor shall maintain information on all persons licensed pursuant to this article 10 who are in its employment and who have been trained in an approved training program. The information includes the date, place, time, and duration of training and a list of all licensed persons attending each specific training class, which class includes a training examination or assessment that demonstrates proficiency.
If a local or state licensing authority initiates an administrative action against a licensee who has complied with the requirements of this section and has been designated a responsible vendor, the licensing authority shall consider the designation as a mitigating factor when imposing sanctions or penalties on the licensee.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-224), ch. 315, p. 2934, § 5, effective January 1, 2020.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 44-11-1102 as it existed prior to 2020.