- (a) Every owner, principal, and employee of a dispensary shall obtain an identification card issued by the Board.
(b) (1) Prior to issuing the identification card, the Board shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a copy of the person’s fingerprint-based Vermont criminal history records, out-of-state criminal history records, and criminal history records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- (2) The Board shall adopt rules that set forth standards for determining whether a person should be denied a medical cannabis dispensary identification card because of his or her criminal history record based on factors that demonstrate whether the applicant presently poses a threat to public safety or the proper functioning of the regulated market. Nonviolent drug offenses shall not automatically disqualify a candidate.
- (c) Once an identification card application has been submitted, a person may serve as an employee of a dispensary pending the background check, provided the person is supervised in his or her duties by someone who is a cardholder. The Board shall issue a temporary permit to the person for this purpose, which shall expire upon the issuance of the identification card or disqualification of the person in accordance with this section.
- (d) An identification card shall expire one year after its issuance or upon the expiration of the dispensary’s license, whichever occurs first.
(Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 1, 2022.)