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LD544 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
Representative Ann Fredericks
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use

An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use Sponsor: Representative Ann Fredericks Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use Sponsor: Representative Ann Fredericks Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0766(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0766(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 544 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 House

    The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ROLL CALL NO. 305 (Yeas 81 - Nays 61 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-04 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-05-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use
Sponsor:
Representative Ann Fredericks
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 544
H.P. 363 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting
Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FREDERICKS of Sanford.
Cosponsored by Representative: HENDERSON of Rumford, Senator: HICKMAN of
Kennebec.

Page 1 - 132LR0766(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 548, §15, is further
3 amended to read:
45. Medicines. Sales of medicines for human beings sold on a doctor's prescription.
5 This subsection does not apply to the sale of marijuana and sales of cannabis on or after
6 January 1, 2026 to a person with written certification for medical use provided by a medical
7 provider pursuant to Title 22, chapter 558‑C.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill includes in the sales tax exemption that applies to medicines sold on a doctor's
10 prescription sales of cannabis to a person who is certified for medical use by a medical
11 provider pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act.
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