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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".47" citation="COMAR 03.06.01.47" title_num="03" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Cannabis.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scope. This regulation applies to all businesses required to be licensed or registered by the Maryland Cannabis Administration, including growers, micro growers, processors, microprocessors, incubator space operators, dispensaries, micro dispensaries, on-site consumption establishments, nurseries, and delivery services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Definitions.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Cannabis” has the meaning stated in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Cannabinoid beverage” has the meaning stated in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, § 36–101, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Cannabis business” means a cannabis business that is licensed  under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Title 36, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>“Cannabis nursery” means a cannabis nursery that is registered under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Title 36, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>“Delivery service” has the meaning stated in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>“Medical cannabis” means cannabis that is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Purchased by or administered to an individual who is registered as a qualifying patient, as defined in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-101, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Purchased by a caregiver, as defined in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>“Vaping liquid” has the meaning indicated in Business Regulation Article, §16.7-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Returns and Record Keeping.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A cannabis business shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintain records as required by law; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Comply with all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements, and any other requirements published by the Comptroller.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For each separate return required to be filed under COMAR 03.06.03.03, a cannabis business may claim the credit allowed under Tax-General Article, §11-105, Annotated Code of Maryland, for timely filing a sales and use tax return.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Exemptions.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Sales Between Cannabis Businesses.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Subject to §D(1)(b) and (c) of this regulation, the sales and use tax does not apply to the retail sale of cannabis between cannabis businesses or between cannabis businesses and cannabis nurseries.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A licensed buyer shall present a resale certificate to the licensed seller as evidence of eligibility for the exemption under §D(1)(a) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A seller shall retain a record of the sale in compliance with COMAR 03.06.03.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Except as provided in §D(1)(e) of this regulation, the resale certificate shall include the information required in Regulation .14 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>If the buyer is not required to obtain a sales and use tax license, the buyer shall include its cannabis business license number instead of a sales and use tax registration number on its resale certificate.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Sales of Medical Cannabis.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of medical cannabis under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Title 36, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For every sale of medical cannabis, the seller shall record the qualifying patient or caregiver’s registration number and retain a record of the sale in compliance with COMAR 03.06.03.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Clarifications.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notwithstanding Tax-General Article, §11-104(j), Annotated Code of Maryland, regarding the sales and use tax rate for certain vaping liquid containers, the sales and use tax rate for vaping liquid containing cannabis shall be the rate applicable to cannabis under Tax-General Article, §11-104(k), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notwithstanding the exemption from sales and use tax for certain food, the sale of food or edible products containing cannabis or cannabinoid beverages shall be subject to the sales and use tax rate applicable to cannabis under Tax-General Article, §11-104(k), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>