IDFPR Responsible Vendor Training
Accredited: Green CulturED has been authorized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) as a Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) Organization to provide our approved Responsible Vendor Certification.
Cannabis in Illinois is legal for both medical use and recreational adult use. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act provide for the controlled legalization of adult-use cannabis in Illinois. It is the IDFPR that is charged with implementing and administrating aspects of the program, including the licensing and oversight of dispensing organizations, dispensary agents, and agent education providers.
Every cannabis dispensary owner, manager, employee, and agent involved in the handling or sale of cannabis or cannabis-infused products, that are employed by an adult-use dispensing organization or medical cannabis dispensing organization in Illinois must take a two (2) hour Responsible Vendor Training (RVT) that meets the mandated responsible dispensing organization agent training requirements.
Additionally, all agents, including all principal officers, must receive training within ninety (90) days before or after the first day of employment at a dispensary. Training that is received by agents within ninety (90) days will not meet all of the requirements that are IDFPR-enforced by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Our Illinois Responsible Vendor Certification meets the minimum requirement of two (2) hours in training time as part of the eight (8) total hours of training that must be completed annually. In addition, we provide our Responsible Vendor Continuing Education so dispensing organizations can ensure agents will receive their additional six (6) hours of training to easily meet the annual requirements.
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Micro-Learning Format
- Time: 8 Hours (Required)
- Video: 6 Required (Varies)
- Resource: 6 eBook (PDF)
- Glossary: State Legal Terms
- Assessments: 6 Activities
- Grade: 70%+ Required
- Display: Badge & Certificate
- Validity: 1-Year Renewal
- Language: English (CC)
- Enrollment: 90 Days
- Official: IDFPR Approved
Additional Training Requirements
Additional annual training is required as part of the eight (8) hours prescribed by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act:
- How to Effectively Operate the Point-of-Sale (POS) System & State Verification Platform
- Proper Inventory Handling & Cannabis Product Tracking
- Specific Uses of Cannabis or Cannabis-Infused Products
- Regulatory Inspection Preparedness Information & Law Enforcement Interaction
- Legal Requirements Awareness to Maintain Agent Status
Frequently Asked Questions
Find Questions Frequently Asked & Answers Provided for Informational Purposes ONLY By the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Application process... applicants MUST complete attestation, submit a photo, residence proof, government identification, and disposition forms for all previous criminal offenses.
Locate a job first... you must first be hired BEFORE you'll be able to apply for an IDFPR agent Identification (ID) card to work at any adult-use or medical cannabis dispensing organization.
It's a process... according to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, applicants for an Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Agent Identification Card MUST have a fingerprint-based criminal history background check. The IDFPR complies with regulations concerning any criminal background check and requires fingerprint vendors to confirm the identity of the individual.
This identity background verification form MUST be completed for any individuals applying for consideration for licensure in Illinois. The out-of-state fingerprint vendor or Illinois live scan vendor chosen to take the out-of-state resident’s fingerprints must be completed as written confirmation that a valid government-issued driver’s license or state Identification (ID) was presented and that the ID provided belongs to the individual being fingerprinted.
All owners, managers, employees, and agents... involved in the handling or sale of cannabis or ANY cannabis-infused products employed by all adult-use dispensing organizations or medical dispensing organizations as required by the state's Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Within ninety (90) days... the training must be completed before or after the FIRST day of employment at a dispensary, whichever is later. Training received outside of the ninety (90) day window will not meet the training required by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Annually. The two (2) hour Responsible Vendor training MUST be completed annually as part of the eight (8) annual training hours mandated by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
A wide variety of topics... Responsible Vendor training MUST include the following topics:
- Driving Under the Influence Laws
- Minor Cannabis Sales Prohibitions
- Worker Health & Safety Concerns
- Cannabis Dispensary Worker Health & Safety Standards
- Facility Security & Video Camera Surveillance Requirements
- Organization Recordkeeping & Consumer Records Maintenance
- Inventory Tracking Compliance & "Seed-to-Sale" Regulations
- Customer & Patient Privacy Issues
- Safe Cannabis Storage Practices
- Acceptable Identification Forms
- All Relevant Illinois Laws & Rules
- Permitting Inspections by Licensing & Enforcement Authorities
- Cannabis Waste Handling & All Disposal Procedures Required
- Cannabis Packaging & All Product Labeling Requirements Required
Yes. It must meet what's mandated in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Responsible Vendor Training of dispensing organization agents MUST complete the requirements:
- How to Operate the Point-of-Sale (POS) System & State’s Verification System
- Proper Inventory Handling & Product Tracking
- Specific Uses of Cannabis or Cannabis-Infused Products
- Regulatory Inspection Preparedness Instruction & Law Enforcement Interaction
- Legal Requirements Awareness for Maintaining Agent Status
The dispensing organization will maintain evidence of all training provided to each agent in its files that is subject to inspection and audit by the IDFPR. The dispensing organization will ensure agents receive a minimum of eight (8) hours of training that is required every year.
Yes. For example, our Responsible Vendor Certification is two (2) hours of training time, so the IDFPR would REQUIRE to provide six (6) hours of additional training per year. In any case, a dispensary agent, agent-in-charge, and principal officer must receive more training:
- How to Operate the Point-of-Sale (POS) System & State’s Verification System
- Proper Inventory Handling & Product Tracking
- Specific Uses of Cannabis or Cannabis-Infused Products
- Regulatory Inspection Preparedness Instruction & Law Enforcement Interaction
- Legal Requirements Awareness for Maintaining Agent Status
Yes. All Principal Officers must meet all the eight (8) hour training requirements found in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. However, ONLY the agents are required to receive the Responsible Vendor compliance training for everyone that is involved in handling cannabis.
Yes, but... only if the secondary site is owned 100% by the exact SAME entity as the medical cannabis dispensing organization where the agent currently works. The IDFPR requires that a dispensing organization agent will only be required to hold one card for the same employer regardless of dispensing organization - adult-use or medical - license their employer holds.
No. An agent-in-charge must be a full-time employee of the retail dispensary, but an agent-in-charge can NOT be the agent-in-charge of more than one dispensary. However, the agent-in-charge of a Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization may serve as the agent-in-charge for an Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization operating at the exact same dispensary.
Yes. Agents with Medical Cannabis Dispensary Agent Identification Cards can ALWAYS serve purchasers at an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License located at the same site as the medical cannabis dispensary that's allowed by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
No. The definition of "dispensing organization" in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act only includes dispensing organizations with the SAME site or adult-use dispensing organization licenses. The definition does not include medical cannabis dispensing organizations that have not obtained the same site license from the IDFPR. Because a medical cannabis dispensing organization without the same site license is not a "dispensing organization" and does not authorize the licensing of individuals to work at medical cannabis dispensing organization.
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