The period will be extended from the date of their initial verification, according to B.C. Ministry of Attorney General. These investigations may include criminal background checks, credit checks or consumer reports, contacting references and previous employers, court record reviews and drug testing. B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Licensing currently lists 207 legal retail stores as being open in the province. The ministry announced the amendments to worker qualification regulations for non-medical cannabis workers on Tuesday. But cannabis sales have proved lackluster for the province synonymous with weed.
Those working in recreational cannabis retail in B.C. will need to complete security verification every five years instead of every two, an obligation initially meant to keep organized crime out of the province’s legal weed market.
The change will apply for workers who currently have valid security screening. The period will be extended from the date of their initial verification, according to B.C. Ministry of Attorney General.
The ministry announced the amendments...
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