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 Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017)
 Title 3. Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
 Part 3.1. Banking, Securities, Small Loans and Corporations.
 Chapter 3.306. Regulation of Marijuana Industry.
 Article 3.306.3. Retail Marijuana Stores.

  Section 3.306.700. Marijuana handler permit.  

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  • 	(a)  A marijuana establishment and each licensee, employee, or 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, 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. The topics that an approved marijuana handler permit education course covers must include  
		(1) AS 17.37,  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 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)  To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person who has completed the marijuana handler permit education course described under (b) of this section 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. A person may renew a card issued under this section by 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)  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.

Authorities

17.38.010;17.38.070;17.38.121;17.38.150;17.38.190;17.38.200;17.38.900

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