Illinois Central College is licensed and approved by the State of Illinois to provide Responsible Vendor Training to badge your dispensary staff. This course meets all Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFPR) requirements to work in a Cannabis Dispensary in Illinois. After completing this course you will recieve a certificate of completion that is valid for 1 year. This certificate makes it possible for you to acquire your agent badge.
Course Objectives include:
• Health and safety concerns of cannabis use, including the responsible use of cannabis, its physical effects, onset of physiological effects, recognizing signs of impairment, and appropriate responses in the event of overconsumption.
• The training will include a section on the most relevant laws and rules dispensary agents will need to know to perform their daily functions;
• The training will include the laws, rules, and penalties associated with the sale of cannabis to minors;
• The training will discuss quantity limitations on sales to purchasers and other relevant rules and laws associated with dispensing cannabis;
• The training will demonstrate acceptable forms of ID, including how to check identification and common mistakes made in verification; • The training will discuss safe storage of cannabis;
• The training will discuss the state’s inventory traceability system and inventory taking processes;
• The training will discuss state laws and rules associated with waste handling, management, and disposal, including specifying that destruction shall always be done in clear view of a camera;
• The training will discuss health and safety standards;
• The training will discuss how to properly maintain records required by IDFPR;
• The training will discuss security and surveillance requirements;,
• The training will include a notification to trainees that Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, and other state and local licensing and enforcement authorities are permitted to enter the dispensary;
• The training will discuss privacy issues related to purchasers, including purchasers who may be discussing medical issues;
• The training will discuss packaging and labeling requirements for sales to purchasers