§ 5.92.965. Responsible Vendor Training Pilot Program.

A.

Purpose and Intent. Recognizing the potential harms and public health implications associated with cannabis use, the purpose of this Section is to promote public health and safety to reduce the likelihood of the problematic use of cannabis by proactively requiring that all customer-facing employees and managers of Dispensaries learn the necessary skills to protect customers, the public, employees of the Dispensary, and Dispensaries through a Responsible Vendor Training Program.

B.

Compliance. Every customer-facing manager and employee of a permitted Dispensary shall enroll in the Department of Health and Human Services' standardized training for Dispensaries within ninety (90) days of the establishment of the City's Responsible Vendor Training Pilot Program. Upon completion of such training, employees and managers shall receive written confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services of successful completion of the program. Dispensaries shall keep a copy of said written confirmation on the permitted premises for every customer-facing employee and manager.

C.

New employees and managers. Any newly hired manager or employee of a permitted Dispensary shall successfully complete the Responsible Vendor Training Pilot Program within sixty (60) days of said individual's first day of employment.

D.

Renewal of Training. After initial successful completion of the Responsible Vendor Pilot Training Program, every manager and employee of a Dispensary shall successfully complete the Responsible Vendor Training Pilot Program every twenty-four (24) months.

E.

Online or in-person training is at the discretion of the Department of Health and Human Services. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the City from becoming a training provider under any similar program for Dispensaries implemented by the State.

F.

Within three (3) years of the establishment of the program, the City Council will consider the available data and determine whether and how to continue the program. This Section shall remain in effect until revoked by the City Council.

( ORD-18-0015 § 6(Exh. F), 2018)