Virginia cannabis employee training requirements

What the training has to cover

• Proper use of security measures and controls to prevent diversion, theft or loss of cannabis and cannabis products
• Procedures and instructions for responding to an emergency
• Professional conduct, ethics, and state and federal laws on patient confidentiality
• Developments in the field of medical cannabis
• Any guidance the CCA Board specifies for annual in-service training

Does the course need state approval?

The rule puts the training duty on the facility, its PIC and its responsible party. It does not require a state-approved course, and we found no CCA approval process or approved provider list.

Records to keep

A written training record for each employee showing the trainee's name, training dates, a general description of topics, the name of the person who supervised the training, and signatures of the trainee and the PIC or responsible party. A new PIC or responsible party must review and sign it. The training rule does not state a retention period.

How our courses fit

Virginia Medical Cannabis Workforce Training. A Learn Brands-built online course (about 4 hours) that covers the four required pre-employment topics: security and diversion, emergency response, conduct and patient confidentiality, and developments in medical cannabis, plus patient checks and dispensing limits. It can serve as the content for initial or annual training. It is not approved or endorsed by the CCA. The facility still has to keep its own signed training record and train staff on its own procedures, security plan and systems.