New employees
New employees are required to be certified in the SellSafe Staff Training program within 30 days of their employment start date.
Supervisors
If a person is employed in a supervisory capacity at a retail cannabis store or with a registered cannabis representative, this person must pass a criminal records check to the satisfaction of the licensee or representative.
Complete AGLC SellSafe Cannabis Staff Training program online
Licensed cannabis store employees require SellSafe certification to understand how to responsibly sell legal, non-medical cannabis.
SellSafe is an online certification program, offered through AGLC's Smart Training Program. You are required to have this certification if you work full-time or part-time in a licensed retail cannabis store as a:
- premises owner, manager, supervisor, retailer or cashier
- security staff person (directly employed or contracted by the licensee)
- direct supervisor or employee of a company contracted to provide security
SellSafe helps staff understand their responsibilities to customers. The program also helps workers understand Alberta’s cannabis laws and AGLC policies. These rules are in place to help protect people working in the cannabis industry, their property, their customers and the public from cannabis-related harms.