§ 7902

(b) The tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the purchaser to the retailer or integrated licensee. Each retailer or integrated licensee shall collect from the purchaser the full amount of the tax payable on each taxable sale. (c) The tax imposed by this section is separate from and in addition to the general sales and use tax imposed by chapter 233 of this title. The tax imposed by this section shall not be part of the sales price to which the general sales and use tax applies. The cannabis excise tax shall be separately itemized from the general sales and use tax on the receipt provided to the purchaser. (d) The following sales shall be exempt from the tax imposed under this section:(1) sales under any circumstances in which the State is without power to impose the tax; and (2) sales made by any dispensary as authorized under 7 V.S.A. chapter 37 or any retailer licensed with a medical-use endorsement as authorized under 7 V.S.A.

e is without power to impose the tax; and (2) sales made by any dispensary as authorized under 7 V.S.A. chapter 37 or any retailer licensed with a medical-use endorsement as authorized under 7 V.S.A. chapter 33, provided that the cannabis or cannabis product is sold only to registered patients directly or through their registered caregivers. A retailer that sells cannabis or cannabis products that are exempt from tax pursuant to this subdivision shall retain information pertaining to each exempt transaction as required by the Commissioner of Taxes. (Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. March 1, 2022; amended 2023, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 10, 2024.)