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Required for all cannabis establishment employees within sixty (60) days of hire & every one (1) year annually thereafter to fulfill Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) training requirements.

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Required for all customer-facing employees before selling to customers & at least once every one (1) year thereafter to complete a training program approved by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA).

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Maryland Responsible Vendor Certification

All registered cannabis business agents employed at any licensed dispensary location must complete a Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) approved Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) that’s required to meet compliance training requirements outlined by state laws (COMAR 14.17.15.05). A cannabis agent must be registered with the MCA before the agent may volunteer or work for a cannabis licensee and complete their MCA-approved RVT program annually.

The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) outlined a comprehensive Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) framework for cannabis business agents that includes information from required licenses, and age requirements, to patient registry cards issued in the state’s cannabis industry. RVT programs are pivotal compliance training requirements for registered agents to ensure they don’t cause any administrative or criminal liability for licensees from legal court sanctions.

This proactive Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) required by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) highlights statutory and regulatory requirements for all employees and owners related to cannabis sale, transfer, and delivery to foster a compliant cannabis industry. Agents will learn acceptable identification forms including patient and caregiver identification cards to state and local licensing for enforcement that includes information on serving size, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabinoid potency, and cannabis impairment.

With Maryland’s growing cannabis industry, the demand for compliant cannabis business agents is critical to ensure everyone is trained to operate legally and responsibly to satisfy state training requirements plus ensure industry best practices are implemented as required by law. The Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Sec. 36-501 requires all cannabis licensees to have agents complete a Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) program annually to enhance the safety of Maryland medical patients, adult-use consumers, and industry workers.

Licensees still must train all agents on procedures specific to their operations and premises, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), security and safety procedures, including responding to medical emergencies, fires, chemical spills, and threatening events such as an armed robbery, invasion, burglary, or other criminal incident. To reduce the burden for licensees to meet the state’s compliance requirements, Green CulturED provides Maryland Safety & Security Training (tuition-free) to help supplement in-house training for premise-specific topics that are mandated for licensees to provide cannabis business agents.

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Maryland Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) Compliance

Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) approved Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) programs provide required training on regulatory requirements including licensing protocols, age verification, record retention, privacy requirements & laws for handling cannabis compliantly.

Registered Maryland cannabis agents are required to complete an RVT program annually as mandated by COMAR 14.17.15.05(E)(2) & the Alcoholic Beverages & Cannabis Article, §36-1001(C), Annotated Code of Maryland. RVT programs are delivered online or through virtual classrooms, they must verify participants’ identity, for online training it’s required to be interactive throughout the training that’s at least four (4) hours in length.

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Learn about Maryland’s requirements for cannabis business agents that includes age eligibility, Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) within sixty (60) days of hire & annually thereafter to be in-compliance with state regulations.

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Renewal Requirements

Understand Maryland’s process to renew your dispensary agent certification, including annual Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) completion, passing the required assessment & maintaining compliance with state guidelines.

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Explore Maryland’s continuing education expectations for dispensary agents, ensuring annual Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) completion, staying updated on compliance changes, & maintaining effective customer support skills.

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Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) programs support licensee compliance and enhance the safety of Maryland medical cannabis patients, adult-use consumers, and industry employees. Registered agents who are employed at any dispensary location, in any capacity, are required to complete an MCA-approved RVT course.

Registered agents who function at both a grower or processor and a dispensary are also​ required to complete the course and more information about RVT standards is available in the RVT Application​ Guidance​​​ and under COMAR 14.17.15.05(E)(2) – Cannabis Business Agents.

All registered agents employed by cannabis licensees (ex. growers, processors and dispensaries) are required to complete Maryland Responsible Vendor Training (RVT). Registered agents who are employed by cannabis registrants, for example, independent testing laboratories, transporter businesses, security guard companies, or waste disposal companies, are not required to complete RVT.

Business entities, cannabis education professionals, and other qualified professionals who meet minimum qualifications may apply (see Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) Application G​ui​dance​​, Owners and Key Personnel). An owner or employee of an entity providing a RVT is not permitted to have employment by or interest in a Maryland cannabis licensee or registrant. 

Please Note: Approved Responsible Vendor Training providers may elect to add additional, value-added, material outside of the scope of what MCA requires in COMAR 14.17.15.05(E)(2).

Licensees must train all agents on procedures specific to their operations and premises, including:

  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Security Procedures
  • Safety Procedures

Including responding to:

  • Fire
  • Chemical Spill
  • Medical Emergency
  • A threatening event such as an armed robbery, invasion, burglary, or other criminal incident.

A dispensary must either provide exclusive access to patients and caregivers for at least one hour per day or establish a dedicated service line to serve only patients and caregivers for the duration of the licensed premises’ operating hours.

A dispensary that chooses to provide a dedicated service line for patients and caregivers must make a good-faith effort to prioritize patients and caregivers waiting in line over adult-use consumers. For example, if a dispensary has one agent tending to the designated line and multiple agents tending to adult-use customers in other lines, agents should make sure there are no patients or caregivers waiting to be served in the designated lines before tending to the next adult-use customer.

A dispensary must make and record all sales between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and should not allow any consumer or patient to enter the premises outside of that window. Within that window, the dispensary may set and post operating hours for entering individuals into a lobby or the operations zone however it believes will best manage patient and consumer flow.

A dispensary may conduct setup, closing, or other business activities, including receiving delivery orders, outside of those hours as long as the dispensary is closed to the public and cannabis inventory is locked in the secure room as required. For inventory and repackaging purposes, the secure room may be open and cannabis inventory may be outside of the secure room during the two hours immediately before and after a dispensary’s posted hours of operation. If a dispensary needs additional time to complete these activities, they may request an exemption via email to their MCA regional investigator.

Adult-use consumers may purchase:

  • Cannabis vaporizing devices, of any product weight (ex. vapes, etc.)
  • Concentrated cannabis products with a total weight of one (1) gram (g) or less
  • Infused pre-rolls of any product weight
  • Infused non-edible cannabis products (no potency limit)
  • Home cultivation products – up to two (2) plants
  • Usable cannabis products (ex. flower, pre-rolls, etc.)
  • Edible cannabis products, capsules, and tinctures containing up to ten (10) milligrams (mg) of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per serving or one-hundred (100) mg of THC per package

A dispensary agent may not knowingly dispense to an adult-use consumer an amount of cannabis or cannabis products greater than the personal use amount under Criminal Law Article, §5-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, in a single day.

Adult-use consumers in Maryland may purchase up to the personal use amount authorized under law. This amount is up to one-and-a-half (1.5) ounces (oz) of cannabis flower (including joints and pre-rolls), twelve (12) grams (g) of concentrated cannabis, or a total amount of edible cannabis products that do not exceed seven-hundred and fifty (750) milligrams (mg) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

These are combined limits, an individual purchasing the MAXIMUM amount of any one product type MAY NOT purchase any additional product type(s). A qualifying patient may possess up to the amount of cannabis or cannabis-infused products that are authorized in their written certification.

Cannabis products may be purchased from licensed dispensaries. Cannabis products are subject to a 9 % sales tax (the same as alcohol). A person may purchase cannabis or cannabis products from a licensed dispensary if they display a government-issued photo ID at the point-of-sale that demonstrates they are 21 years or older (driver’s license, state ID card, passport/passport card, military ID, tribal card).

Individuals will only be able to purchase up to the personal use amount authorized under law. This amount is up to 1.5 ounces of flower (pre-packaged flower and pre-rolls), 12 grams of concentrates (vapes, wax, shatter, budder, resin), or 750 mg of THC (edible gummies, chocolates, beverages, capsules, tinctures).

The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) is the agency responsible for regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and distribution of medical and adult-use cannabis in Maryland.

The new law does not directly impact the medical cannabis program. Patients may continue to obtain medical cannabis from licensed dispensaries, and individuals eighteen (18) years or older may register to participate in the program.

The new law specifically established patient-only operating hours or dedicated service lines for patients, product availability, and other accommodations to ensure that registered patients continue to be able to access necessary medication.

The MCA opened the Social Equity Verification Portal on September 8. Prospective applicants are able to confirm their eligibility using this tool prior to the first round of licensing. The first license application round is scheduled to open on November 13 and close on December 12 at 5 PM EST. Click for additional information on the anticipated timeline​ for the new adult-use cannabis licensing process.

Maryland voters approved a ballot referendum in the 2022 General Election to allow use of cannabis by adults 21+ (hence, “adult-use”) starting July 1, 2023. During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly passed legislation that provided a framework for implementing legal adult-use sales, including a licensing and taxation framework (see House Bill 556/Senate 516).

The Cannabis Reform Act, which took effect immediately upon Governor’s signature on May 3, 2023, authorized existing licensed dispensaries to convert their licenses for dual medical and adult-use sales by July 1, thereby creating a legal adult-use marketplace as of July 1, 2023. The Act also authorized the Maryland Cannabis Administration to issue additional grower, processor, and dispensary licenses, and new incubator licenses over two licensing rounds.

The legislation prioritizes​ equity in cannabis licensing and seeks to ensure that individuals and communities harmed by cannabis prohibition can access the economic opportunities associated with cannabis legalization. Specifically, it prioritizes diversity and equity in licensing by:

  • Establishing exclusive social equity applicant licensing rounds for individuals and businesses from communities disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement;
    Providing access to capital – in the form of grants and no-interest loans – and technical application and operational assistance to businesses that qualify as social equity applicants.
  • Establishing new license categories (e.g., on-site consumption, incubator) and classes of licenses (e.g., micro businesses) that require less capital to operationalize.
  • Eliminating non-violent cannabis convictions as a barrier to employment in the cannabis industry.
  • Creating an Office of Social Equity that will assist social equity applicants and small, minority- and women-owned businesses apply for licenses and obtain financing for their businesses.
  • Eliminating barriers to entry for small businesses, such as property requirements, high application fees, and competitive scoring applications.

Additionally, the laws passed in 2022 and 2023:

  • Establish a process for expungement of cases in which possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis is the only charge (along with additional expungement provisions).
  • Increase the amount of cannabis a person may possess that is subject to a civil fine rather than criminal penalty from 10 grams to 2.5 ounces (effective January 1, 2023)
  • Establish new funds including a business assistance fund to increase participation in the cannabis industry by small, minority, and women-owned businesses and a community reinvestment and repair fund, which provides monies to communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition​ and enforcement. Approximately thirty percent of adult-use sales tax revenue (less MCA operating costs) goes to the community reinvestment and repair fund.

As of July 1, 2023, any product containing more than 0.5 mg THC per serving and 2.5 mg THC per package, with the exception of certain full spectrum tincture products, may only be sold in a licensed cannabis dispensary. This requirement extends to all THC isomers, including delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10.

Effective July 1, 2023, a person 21 years or older may lawfully possess and use cannabis.
A medical card is still needed to purchase cannabis sold as part of the medical cannabis program.
Only individuals who are registered, certified Maryland medical cannabis patients and caregivers can purchase products under the parameters of Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Program. However, individuals from out-of-state who are at least 21 years of age with government-issued ID will be permitted to purchase adult-use cannabis from licensed dispensaries in Maryland beginning July 1, 2023. Interstate transport of cannabis is still prohibited under federal law.
No, members of the military are not exempt. Only persons aged 21 years or older may use or possess non-medical cannabis. Other federal restrictions on the use or possession of cannabis may apply to members of the military.​
Adults 21 years and older may possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower, up to 12 grams of concentrated cannabis; or a total amount of cannabis products that does not exceed 750 mg of THC. This is known as the “personal use amount.”
A person under 21 years of age may not possess or use non-medical cannabis. Possession of 2.5 ounces or less (a civil use amount) may result in a fine, a court order to attend drug education programming, and referral for assessment and/or treatment of substance use disorder. Possession of more than 2.5 ounces may result in criminal penalties.
A person 21 years or older may lawfully cultivate up to two plants in their home, out of public view. Likewise, a household may cultivate a maximum of two plants, regardless of how many persons over age 21 live in the residence. Individuals under 21 are not permitted to cultivate cannabis plants. In addition, medical patients registered with the Maryland Cannabis Administration can cultivate two additional plants, for a total of four plants; not to exceed more than four plants in a given residence. Landlords and property owners can prohibit growing cannabis on their properties.
Adults 21+ can use cannabis in private homes and private property​. However, landlords and management companies can prohibit cannabis use. If you rent, be sure to read your rental agreement. Most hotels do not permit guests to smoke cannabis in their rooms. Ask the hotel reception desk about their policy. If you stay in vacation rental, check with the property owner about their rules for your stay.
The Cannabis Reform Act does not address cannabis use or impairment in the workplace. Individuals remain subject to any existing laws and workplace policies on substance or cannabis use (e.g., federal laws prohibiting the operation of commercial transport vehicles while impaired, or workplace policies prohibiting cannabis use specifically and/or impairment generally). The legislation does not address the use of employer drug screening of employees or prospective employees. Your employer or prospective employer can provide more specific information about its policies regarding substance use in the workplace.
In addition to prohibiting cannabis use and possession for individuals under 21 years of age, the Cannabis Reform Act includes public health best practices to prevent youth access and to reduce the appeal of cannabis to youth. These include marketing and advertising restrictions, age verifications at the point of sale, child-resistant packaging, and restrictions on sales near schools and youth-serving locations like libraries and parks.

Cannabis use can harm the health and wellbeing of youth and young adults. Cannabis use may permanently affect the developing brain, especially with regular or heavy use. Parents, caregivers, and trusted adults should discourage youth and young adults from using cannabis; should not consume cannabis in front of youth or young adults; and should always keep cannabis out of sight and locked if it is stored in the home.

The health impacts of cannabis use are not fully known. Studies have linked cannabis use, especially frequent use with cannabis use disorder and addiction, anxiety and paranoia, and psychosis. People who smoke or vape cannabis regularly, even without tobacco, are more likely to experience irritation or inflammation in the lining of the lungs. Secondhand cannabis smoke may also pose health risks as it has been found to contain many of the same toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke.
A product being legal does not mean it is safe for anyone to use. Much is unknown about the short and long-term effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend NOT using any type of cannabis (including CBD) while pregnant or breastfeeding.
Using alcohol and cannabis at the same time can result in greater impairment than when using either one alone, which can lead to greater risk for personal harm (and harm to others). Tobacco and cannabis used together increases your exposure to chemicals that may harm the lungs and cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels). Cannabis may alter the effects and/or potency of prescription medication. Always talk with your doctor about any medications you are taking or thinking about taking and the possible side effects when mixed with other substances including cannabis.
Cannabis is a plant with many names- marijuana, weed, pot, cannabis, hash- that can have psychoactive characteristics and is consumed for medical and non-medical (recreational) purposes. The cannabis plant has hundreds of chemical compounds, including cannabinoids and terpenes.
No. The new legislation replaces references to marijuana with “cannabis” in the Maryland Code. Either term refers to flowering plants in the genus Cannabis.
The cannabis plant produces more than 100 different cannabinoids, which are compounds that can have different effects on the mind and body. Tetrahydrocannabinol known as “THC” and cannabidiol known as “CBD” are the most common. THC is known for its psychoactive effects (a feeling of being high). There are different forms of THC, including delta-9-THC, traditionally found in most cannabis products. However, other forms of THC, such as delta-8-THC and delta-10-THC can also be found in cannabis plants and will be included in the regulated market as part of this legislation.
CBD, or cannabidiol, is the second most prevalent cannabinoid in cannabis. Unlike THC, CBD does not cause a “high” or psychoactive effect by itself.
Hemp refers to varieties of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% or less delta-9-THC. The hemp plant has various industrial uses, as well as can be made into consumable products derived from hemp. The new adult-use legislation regulates consumable and inhalable intoxicating hemp products with other cannabis products, while exempting non-intoxicating products, such as CBD edibles, lotions, and tinctures.
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