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ME LD544Failedas of 2025-06-04

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

Plain-English summary

What happened: A Maine bill that would exempt medical cannabis sales from state sales tax has stalled after the House insisted on accepting a Minority Ought Not to Pass report.

Why it matters: Failure to pass the exemption means medical cannabis patients in Maine continue to pay sales tax that patients purchasing other medicines do not.

Affects: patients and retailers

LATEST ACTION: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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