THE NEW MEXICO TAX AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED BY THE STATE’S BIGGEST MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS ULTRA HEALTH’S EFFORT HOPES TO RECOVER MORE AND 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TAXES IT SAYS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY AS ITS PRODUCTS ARE MEDICINE. STATE LAW EXEMPTS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES AND THE LAWSUIT SAYS MEDICAL CANNABIS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME WAY.
DUKE RODRIGUEZ IS CEO AND PRESIDENT OF ULTRA HEALTH. HE SAYS WINNING THIS LAWSUIT WILL HELP PATIENTS IN THE PROGRAM SINCE SALES TAXES ARE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.
