The goal of the UFCW Cannabis Workers’ Training is to provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, retail, and distribution to recruit and develop a highly skilled workforce, provide access to good jobs, increase equity and productivity, reduce turnover, and improve employee morale.

Use this link to take the Welcome to UFCW Cannabis Training course. This module starts by exploring why UFCW supports the need for Cannabis Workers’ Training. It reviews the structure of the program and different program options, and gives a curriculum overview for Cannabis Retail, Cultivation, Manufacturing, and Distribution. Additionally, it presents a brief history of UFCW and an overview of the union’s historic representation and current scope of representation of Cannabis Workers. Worker’s rights are also explored.