1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (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.
5. (e) Repealed 8/21/2019.

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

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

      1. (A) less than five years have elapsed from the time of the person's conviction; or
      2. (B) the person is currently on probation or parole for that felony,
   2. (2) has within the two year period immediately preceding submission of an application, been convicted of a class A misdemeanor in the state involving a controlled substance other than a Schedule VIA controlled substance, under AS 11.71.190,
   3. (3) has within the two year period immediately preceding submission of an application, been convicted of a class A misdemeanor in the state relating to selling, furnishing, or distributing marijuana; or,
   4. (4) is currently under indictment for an offense listed in this section.

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

Authority: AS 17.38.010, AS 17.38.150, AS 17.38.900, AS 17.38.070, AS 17.38.190, AS 17.38.121, AS 17.38.200