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ME LD544

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

6/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ann Fredericks

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Exempts medical cannabis sales from Maine's sales tax starting January 1, 2026, treating it the same as other prescription medicines

  • Applies only to cannabis sold to patients with written certification for medical use from a medical provider under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act

  • Amends 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§5, which currently exempts prescription medicines but explicitly excludes marijuana sales

  • Removes the existing statutory language that excluded marijuana from the prescription medicine tax exemption

Legislative Description

An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use

Sales And Use Tax

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

6/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Veterans And Legal Affairs2/11/2025

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