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This bill modifies Maine's existing sales tax exemption for prescription medicines by explicitly including sales of cannabis for medical use, effective January 1, 2026. Specifically, the legislation amends a section of Maine's tax code to remove the previous exclusion of marijuana from the medicine sales tax exemption and instead adds medical cannabis sales to the list of tax-exempt transactions. To qualify for this exemption, the cannabis must be sold to a person who has received written certification for medical use from a medical provider under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. The bill aims to create tax parity between traditional prescription medicines and medical cannabis, ensuring that patients using cannabis for medical purposes are not subject to sales tax when purchasing their medication through the state's regulated medical cannabis program.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=544&snum=132