HB 13-1061 Summary

• Establishes a responsible vendor training program for medical marijuana businesses, requiring applicants to submit training programs to the state licensing authority for approval in consultation with the Department of Public Health and Environment.

• Mandates approved training programs include at least a two-hour classroom session covering program standards, attendance requirements, recertification, record keeping, and a core curriculum on licenses, age requirements, patient registry cards, liability, employee/owner requirements, acceptable identification, and local/state licensing.

• Allows licensed medical marijuana businesses to receive a two-year "responsible vendor" designation after all employees selling or handling marijuana, managers, and resident on-site owners complete an approved training program.

• Requires new employees, managers, or resident owners to complete the training within 90 days of employment or ownership change to maintain the designation, with businesses maintaining documentation of training completion.

• Directs licensing authorities to consider responsible vendor designation as a mitigating factor when imposing sanctions or penalties on designated businesses that face administrative action.