The change, which takes effect July 15, comes with some limitations.
The update is the latest in a gradual opening of the fledgling industry, which was heavily regulated when cannabis was federally legalized in October 2018.
Muellner said her own clearance took two months, and that her business has lost potential hires because applicants couldn’t wait that long to be employed.
In its announcement, the public safety ministry had said more than 7,000 prospective workers had been screened since 2018.
Currently, adults ages 19 and older can only carry up to 30 grams of dried non-medical cannabis in public, which in turn limits what stores can sell customers per day.
“Nelson especially, people are pretty environmentally conscious,” she said.