Taxes on Maine cannabis dispensaries was 40% higher in 2014 than 2013. Sales have obviously increased by a similar amount. It has been estimated that Maine dispensaries sold an estimated $16.2 million worth of cannabis in 2014. According to the latest figures, the state tax collected was around $900,000.
Maine is home to eight dispensaries, 1,720 registered caregivers and 15,000 MMJ patients. The Press Herald has estimated that caregiver sales totaled between $45 million and $60 million in the year of 2014.
According to the NORML Foundation, Maine’s medical marijuana law defines a primary caregiver as a person that provides care for a registered caregiver. “The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. The caregiver can never have been convicted of a disqualifying drug offense. Patients can name one or two primary caregivers. (Only one person may be allowed to cultivate marijuana for a registered patient).”
Under Maine’s medical marijuana law, a patient is allowed to possess two and one-half ounces and must meet certain qualifying conditions: cancer, chronic pain, Crohn’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson’s disease, HIV/AIDS, etc.
While medical marijuana use is legal, the recreational use is not. Maine is one of many states that are pushing for the legalization of recreational use. States that already have recreational bills on the table – or are expected to soon – include: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.
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