Recreational Marijuana Worker Permit Education

Recreational Marijuana

Worker Permit Education

Updated: July 2016 marijuana.

Unit 1 ? Introduction and Overview

Introduction This handbook was prepared by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) to provide all individuals working in the recreational marijuana industry with certain information required by law to meet the objectives of the Marijuana Education Course. All individuals who will be involved in handling recreational marijuana items are required to have a marijuana worker permit issued by the OLCC, this includes licensees. As part of the process for receiving a worker permit, you will be expected to take and pass an examination based on the contents of this handbook.

The OLCC The OLCC is the state agency responsible for regulating the production, processing, wholesaling, and retail sales of marijuana items for recreational use in the State of Oregon. The OLCC issues marijuana licenses and marijuana worker permits, and oversees the Marijuana Education Course. The OLCC is responsible for ensuring that marijuana licensees and worker permittees understand and comply with the laws and rules regarding recreational marijuana. The OLCC works with other state and local entities, including the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), local government officials and law enforcement to enforce recreational marijuana laws and rules.

Marijuana Education Course The Marijuana Education Course focuses on understanding the laws and rules regarding recreational marijuana, basic safe handling of marijuana items, checking identification and recognizing the signs of visible intoxication. The Marijuana Education Course is intended to provide the basic knowledge for applicants to receive a marijuana worker permit, and is not intended to cover all possible information necessary to safely participate in all aspects of the recreational marijuana market. For example, the Course does not cover specific information on marijuana extract or concentrate processing procedures, proper handling of compounds or other materials used in many marijuana businesses, or appropriate application of agricultural chemicals for growing plants; and training and information on those business-specific practices, as well as many other things, are the responsibility of individual licensed employers.

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Marijuana Worker Permits

Below are a few general points about worker permits:

Individuals must be at least 21 years old to obtain a permit. Anyone who handles marijuana, in any capacity, must have a permit including but

not limited to individuals who: participate in the production, propagation, processing, securing or selling of marijuana items. If a licensee is involved in the production, propagation, processing, securing or selling of marijuana items they also need a marijuana worker permit. Lab employees and research certificate employees do not need worker permits. Permits are valid for five years from the date issued by the OLCC. Permittees may work in any licensed marijuana business in Oregon. Permits belong to the permittee, and are not transferable. Licensees must be presented with a person's valid marijuana worker permit and verify the person's identity before allowing them to handle marijuana. Permittees are required to make their worker permits available at any time while on duty for immediate inspection by any OLCC regulatory staff or law enforcement officer. Therefore it is advisable to always keep your permit on you while you are working. A person who holds a marijuana worker permit must notify the Commission in writing within 10 days of any conviction for a misdemeanor or felony.

Recreational Marijuana Laws in Oregon Oregon voters passed Measure 91 in November of 2014, which effectively legalized marijuana in the state. The Oregon legislature has since enacted a number of statutes which outline the general laws on recreational marijuana, including requirements for personal possession and use, licensing to produce, process, test and sell recreational marijuana, and made numerous changes to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). In order to obtain a marijuana worker permit you must be familiar with some of these laws. Below are a few examples:

Only people 21 years and over can legally possess recreational marijuana.

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There are limits to the amount of marijuana and marijuana products a person can legally have, both in your home and outside your home. For example, you can have 8 ounces of useable marijuana in your home, but only 1 ounce outside your home.

Marijuana cannot cross state lines. Even though marijuana is legal in Washington, you are not allowed by law to take marijuana outside of Oregon or bring marijuana into Oregon from another state.

Marijuana consumption is not allowed in public. You can only use marijuana at home or on private property. OLCC establishments that hold a liquor or marijuana license are considered public places and marijuana use is not allowed.

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Driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal. It is important to be a responsible driver, if you drive while using or under the influence you will be arrested and/or ticketed.

Only OLCC licensed recreational stores and OMMP registered dispensaries may legally sell marijuana to consumers.

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Unit 2 ?OLCC Administrative Rules

The OLCC licenses recreational marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers, retail establishments and labs. OLCC recommends that you read the entire set of OLCC recreational marijuana administrative rules, as well as those adopted by Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA); please see marijuana. for links to this information.

Recreational Marijuana License Types

The OLCC issues the following licenses:

Producers Producer licensees are allowed to grow marijuana; and may sell to producers, processors, wholesalers, and retail establishments. The amount of marijuana grown is monitored by the OLCC through mature flowering plant canopy limits. There is no limit to the amount of immature plants a producer may have, but immature plants must still be identified in batches. All marijuana is tracked in the CTS system starting at the producer level and throughout the licensing structure until final sale to a consumer.

Processors Processor licensees have different endorsement types for creating marijuana products such as: Concentrates, Extracts, Edibles and Topicals. Each licensee will select the type of processing they plan to engage in through the OLCC application process, and are not permitted to engage in any other type of processing without first receiving a proper endorsement. Processors must have and follow very stringent operating procedures to ensure safe handling of products used in the extract or concentrate process. Edibles must be made in an ODA certified kitchen, and any extracts or concentrates used in edibles must be processed in an ODA certified kitchen.

Wholesale A wholesale licensee has the ability to transport and store marijuana items for other OLCC recreational marijuana licensees, and can also buy marijuana items in bulk for sale to other licensees (but never directly to consumers).

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Retail A retail license is the only license type that allows the sale of marijuana items to consumers. Retailers are responsible for verifying the age of every customer, for every purchase. Retail sales may only occur between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. A Retailer may only sell to a single customer in a single 24hour period the following amounts:

one ounce (28 grams) of usable marijuana; 16 ounces of solid cannabinoid product; 72 ounces of liquid cannabinoid product; five grams of cannabinoid extract or concentrate; four immature plants; or ten marijuana seeds. Among many other restrictions, retail stores cannot provide free samples to customers, give away marijuana items, or provide discounts if the sale is made in conjunction with the retail sale of other items. Retailers may receive marijuana products from OLCC licensed producers, processors and wholesalers.

Labs Marijuana testing laboratories must be licensed by the OLCC and accredited by Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ORELAP) in order to test marijuana items for contaminants, molds, pesticides, and potency. All marijuana items are required to be tested by a licensed and accredited lab prior to being sold to a consumer.

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Other Important Administrative Rules

In addition to the license types listed above, you should be familiar with the general rules regarding:

Packaging All license types are allowed to package marijuana items. Each type of packaging and

label will need to be approved by the OLCC prior to sale or transfer of the marijuana item. If you work with packaging you will need to follow certain rules including: 1) a package holding a topical, edible, concentrate, extract, or usable marijuana may be certified as child-resistant, but if it is not, that package must be placed into a child-resistant exit package before it leaves the store, 2) packaging cannot be attractive to minors, 3) packages must be labeled in accordance with OHA rules, and 4) packaging cannot have any untruthful or misleading statements. Testing and Labeling The OHA is responsible for adopting the testing standards and rules for labeling of marijuana items. All marijuana items will need to be tested prior to being sold to a consumer, and must be labeled so the consumer can easily read the ingredients, test results, potency and activation time of the product. Each label must also have the universal symbol, shown here, to make it obvious the product contains marijuana.

Activation time is the amount of time it is likely to take for an individual to begin to feel the effects of ingesting or inhaling a marijuana item. This will be labeled on the product and expressed by words or a pictogram. It is important to let customers know about the activation time, and what it means, as well as how long it will take for the THC to be felt.

Advertising Licensees are allowed to advertise their businesses and products, but the following types of advertising are prohibited:

Advertising that is considered attractive to minors Advertising that promotes excessive use Advertising that promotes illegal activity Advertising that presents a significant risk to public health and safety

Cannabis Tracking System (CTS) As marijuana is grown, harvested, tested and transferred by licensees it is tracked in the CTS until it is sold to a consumer. The CTS is an important inventory tool required by law and helps the OLCC and licensees easily recall products if needed. Your employer will either enter the information directly into the system or use an Application Programming Interface (API) to connect inventory information to the CTS. Each licensee will have a

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