Training & Compliance

Who needs BASSET in Illinois, the 120-day rule (60 in Chicago), the three-year card that cannot be renewed, and how to keep a whole roster certified.

Class 12 or Class 13? The Washington MAST permit difference explained: who can mix, pour, and supervise, plus the 60-day rule and how permits really expire.

The president signed the one-month delay on September 2, moving the federal hemp deadline to December 11, 2026. What changes, what does not, and what should go in the space.

There is a bottle on your back bar, or your retail shelf, or your restaurant's beverage list, that almost no one in your building knows how to talk about. It outsells most spirits categories in Japan, has a brewing process more complex than any beer on earth, reaches natural alcohol levels higher than any other brewed beverage on the planet, and arrives in your warehouse labeled in a language most of your staff doesn't read.

Walk into any modern grocer, natural foods retailer, or beverage alcohol store and the cold case has changed. Coconut water sits next to kombucha. Mushroom coffee sits next to prebiotic soda. A CBD sparkling water sits next to a hemp-derived Delta-9 drink. Customers stand in front of the door, pick up two cans, and stare at the labels trying to figure out which one solves the problem they walked in with.

If you hold a Minnesota license issued by the OCM, every worker, volunteer, and supervisor on your team is required to complete annual compliance training. The requirement comes from Minnesota Administrative Rule 9810.1102, and it applies whether you operate a retail location, a cultivation site, a manufacturing facility, a transportation service, a microbusiness, a mezzobusiness, or a medical combination business.

THC beverages are no longer a novelty. They are on the shelf, in the cooler, and in the conversation at every major trade show this year. If you attended WSWA Access or any regional distributor event in the last six months, you saw it firsthand: hemp-derived THC drinks are showing up in the same portfolios, the same pitch decks, and the same buyer meetings as craft spirits, RTDs, and functional beverages.

If you serve or manage alcohol service at an on-premise venue in California, RBS certification is required by law, and new hires have 60 days from their first day to complete it.

Running a business in New York means staying ahead of compliance requirements that protect your staff, your customers, and your license. Whether you operate a bar, restaurant, liquor store, or retail operation, state-approved training is one of the smartest investments you can make. Learn Brands offers a complete library of New York-specific, state-required and state-recognized training courses, all available online, on demand, and built for individuals or entire teams.

Learn Brands is proud to announce a new partnership with 360training, making Learn Brands a certified reseller of 360training’s industry-leading compliance and workforce training courses.

At Learn Brands, we believe education has the power to create safer communities. That’s why we’re proud to support the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) latest initiative to better understand — and close — key knowledge gaps around impaired driving.