Minnesota requires licensed cannabis businesses to give every cannabis worker and volunteer annual training on six topics: the business's SOPs, cannabis laws, privacy laws, security, emergency response and recalls. The rule sets no hours and no new-hire deadline, and we found no OCM course approval, but the business must keep proof of training (three years for cannabis businesses) and describe its program to OCM. Lower-potency hemp retailers, such as liquor stores, bars and grocers, appear to fall outside the annual training rule unless their staff are cannabis workers, but they must keep written worker training procedures and verify that every buyer is 21. Background checks are required for cannabis business employees before they start.
Minnesota
Annual worker training
Regulator: Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management
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Annual responsible vendor training for licensed Minnesota cannabis businesses under Rule 9810.1102. Eight modules covering the six required subject areas, from operating procedures and data privacy to security, emergency response, and product recall.
$59 a seat. Team pricing: 10 to 24 seats $49, 25 to 49 seats $39, 50+ seats $29.
For Minnesota staff who sell or serve hemp THC edibles and beverages, built on Minnesota Statutes chapter 342 and Office of Cannabis Management rules. Covers ID checks, product limits, on-site service, storage and recalls, and intoxication.
$39 a seat. Team pricing: 10 to 24 seats $33, 25 to 49 seats $26, 50+ seats $19.
What the training has to cover
Does the course need state approval?OCM does not approve or certify employee training courses for this rule. The license holder must describe its training program in its license or renewal application and make sure workers complete it. (OCM does approve training programs for certified medical cannabis consultants, which is a separate credential.)
Records to keepCannabis businesses must keep records for each worker, including proof of completed training, and show them to OCM on request. Minn. R. 9810.1100 requires cannabis businesses to keep worker and volunteer training records for three calendar years. Hemp businesses must keep their training procedures on site and available to OCM.
Why it matters at inspectionOCM can fine a business up to $10,000 per violation, an amount that removes any economic advantage gained, or both (Minn. Stat. 342.19), and can suspend or revoke a license (Minn. Stat. 342.21).
Free and state-run optionsOCM does not offer a free state course for this rule. Metrc Learn modules are available for staff who use the state tracking system, and OCM encourages adding them to onboarding.
How our courses fitMinnesota Cannabis Responsible Vendor Training (Rule 9810.1102). A Learn Brands-built online course for workers at licensed cannabis businesses. It is organized around the six annual training topics in Minn. R. 9810.1102 and adds age verification. The business still needs to train staff on its own written SOPs, since the rule's first topic is the business's own procedures. It is not OCM approved (we found no OCM approval process for these courses), and it does not cover the separate edible handler endorsement.
Minnesota Lower-Potency Hemp Workforce Training. A Learn Brands-built online course (about 2 hours) for clerks, managers, bartenders and servers at businesses that sell or serve lower-potency hemp edibles and THC beverages. It covers hemp law and product limits, ID checks, refusing sales, storage and recalls, and on-site service. It can support the worker training procedures a hemp business must keep under Minn. R. 9810.1100. It is not state approved and does not replace alcohol server or food safety training.
Minnesota training questionsEvery year. Minn. R. 9810.1102 requires annual training that fits each worker's role.
The rule sets no specific deadline for new hires. Background checks are required before a cannabis business employee starts, and OCM expects all employees to be trained on the business's SOPs.
We found no OCM approval or certification process for employee training courses under this rule. The business picks its training and keeps proof of completion.
Not the same rule. The annual training rule covers cannabis workers, while lower-potency hemp businesses must keep written worker training procedures as part of their SOPs and check that buyers are 21.
Cannabis businesses must keep worker and volunteer training records for three calendar years and show them to OCM on request.
OCM can fine a business up to $10,000 per violation, an amount that removes any economic advantage, or both, and can suspend or revoke a license.
Rules: Minn. R. 9810.1102 (cannabis and hemp workers; annual training), Minn. R. 9810.1100 (standard operating procedures, worker training procedures, record keeping), Minn. Stat. 342.01 (definitions of cannabis worker, hemp worker, cannabis business, hemp business), Minn. Stat. 342.07, subd. 3 (edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement), Minn. Stat. 342.27, subd. 4 (age verification and accepted IDs), Minn. Stat. 342.46 (lower-potency hemp edible retailers), Minn. Stat. 342.19 (enforcement and penalties), Minn. Stat. 342.21 (license suspension and revocation).
Last checked 2026-10-24. This page summarizes public rules and is not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management before relying on it.
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