Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office ANNOUNCEMENT! Our office will take in Handler Permit Card requests from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 pm except for Wednesday when the AMCO office is closed. To make your time with us more efficient, please review the check list of the documents that are needed. Although we recommend you bring a photo, we do have the capacity to provide you with one here. You may continue to mail in your full application to our offices at 550 W 7th Avenue, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501. Our turnaround time for mail-ins application is one week. Items required to initiate and renew a Marijuana Handlers Card: -Background Checks must be dated within 30 days of your submitted handler permit application, either in person or by mail-in. -You can get your background check from your local Department of Public Safety office. DO NOT use myAlaska. Marijuana Handler Permit Cover Sheet and Checklist (click to download) $50.00 Payment in the form of card, personal check, money order or cashiers check. Made payable to the State of Alaska. No Cash Alaska Name-Based Criminal History Background Check (click to find locations) Certificate of course completion (From one of the training classes below) One form of valid State/Federal issued identification whether it is an ID, Driver's License, or Passport (Send a copy, if mailing in application) One 2x2 "Passport Style" Photo or Color Printed Selfie from the shoulders to the top of the head. If you are unable to print a color photo, please email a selfie to marijuana.handler@alaska.gov. In the subject line, please include your first and last name as well as your Marijuana Handler Permit Number located in your myAlaska. For mail-in applications please send all required documents to: Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office Attn: Handler Permits 550 West 7th Ave, Suite 1600 Anchorage, AK 99501 Marijuana Handler Permit Application There is a $50.00 fee for a replacement Marijuana Handler Permit Card under 3 AAC 306.100(e). The same rules for photos apply as stated above. Please read the "Marijuana Handler Permit Application Instructions" listed below for more detailed information on how to apply, office hours and locations, document submission and card issuance instructions. Marijuana Handler Permit Initial Application INSTRUCTIONS Marijuana Handler Permit Renewal Application INSTRUCTIONS Marijuana Handler Permit Replacement Form Application for a Marijuana Handler Permit Please click on the link below to launch the application. Initiate Handler Permit Application This will open a new window, if a new window doesn't open, disable your pop-up blocker. Disqualifying Criminal History for Marijuana Handlers Felony conviction in Alaska within the last five years; Currently on parole for a felony conviction in Alaska; Class A misdemeanor conviction involving a controlled substance other than a schedule VIA controlled substance, in Alaska within the last two years; Class A misdemeanor conviction relating to selling, furnishing, or distributing marijuana, in Alaska within the last two years; Currently under indictment for an offense listed above. Controlled Substance Schedule Marijuana Handler Permit Training A marijuana establishment and each licensee, employee, or agent of the marijuana establishment who sells, cultivates, manufactures, tests, or transports marijuana or a marijuana product, or who checks the identification of a consumer or visitor, must obtain a marijuana handler permit from the board before being licensed or beginning employment at a marijuana establishment, per 3 AAC 306.700. To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person must first complete one of the following approved courses: Handle Alaska Kimberley Kole Phone: (907) 727-6584MHCP 009 Marijuana Handler Permit InstructionAlaska Cannabis Industries Phone: (907) 376-2232MHCP 008 Fast Track Handler Permit Course Fast-Track Certification Course AK Phone: (907) 202-6328MHCP 036 Alaska Marijuana Handler Online Certification Training George M Coleman Phone: (907) 301-1365MHCP 003 Alaska Marijuana Institute Online Certification Course Good Enterprises AK Phone: (907) 250-7090MHCP 017 Advanced Learning Management System Medical Marijuana 411 Phone: 1-844-411-0500 ext. 814MHCP 029 CannabisHandler Best Price Alaska Marijuana Handler Training Phone: 1-888-344-5554MHCP 025 Alaska Marijuana Handler Permit Training Rserving Phone: (605) 427-2000 and 1-800-247-7737MHCP 032 Alaska Marijuana Handler Certification Green CulturED Phone: (720)446-8847MHCP 028 American Cannabis Training Association - Alaska Marijuana Handler Certification Course American Cannabis Training Association (ACTA) Phone: (617)213-0439MHCP 033 360Training 360 Training Phone: (877)881-2235MHCP 037 In Person Training AkCannaEd-AkCannaED@gmail.com Midnight Greenery Phone: (907) 727-2000MHCP 021 Marijuana Handler Permit Course Provider Application Persons and entities seeking to have a marijuana handler permit education course approved by the Marijuana Control Board should first review and understand 3 AAC 306.700 and then complete the application below. Form MJ-10 Marijuana Handler's Course Provider Application