Massachusetts recognizes three distinct structures for delivering Finished Marijuana Products to consumers under 935 CMR 500.002 and 500.050. A Delivery Operator is licensed to buy wholesale from cultivators and product manufacturers, warehouse product, and deliver directly to consumers. A Courier is licensed to deliver product on behalf of a retailer, but cannot take title to inventory. And a Marijuana Establishment with a Delivery Endorsement is a standard retailer that has added delivery to its license.

The practical difference matters. Delivery Operators carry inventory and can fulfill orders from their own stock. Couriers are essentially a licensed delivery arm for a specific retailer and move that retailer's product only. A retailer with a Delivery Endorsement delivers its own inventory under its own license. Know which structure you work for, because your manifest, chain of custody, and reporting obligations flow from it.

All three structures require every delivery agent to complete this Delivery Core Curriculum before making a first delivery. 935 CMR 500.105(2)(b)(7) is explicit: DCC is required in addition to the Basic Core Curriculum, not instead of it.