House Bill 619 has been approved by the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee, advancing a measure that would exempt certain cannabis transactions from the state’s sales and use tax.

A marijuana nursery.
The bill, filed by the committee on January 23, would expand an existing tax exemption to include sales between licensed cannabis businesses and registered cannabis nurseries.
The legislation amends Article 11–245 of Maryland’s tax code, which currently exempts medical marijuana and sales between licensed cannabis businesses from the state’s sales and use tax. House Bill 619 would add an exemption for transactions between licensed cannabis businesses and registered cannabis nurseries. If enacted, the tax exemption would take effect on July 1, 2025.
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