A. Receipts from the sale of prescription drugs and oxygen and oxygen services provided by a licensed medicare durable medical equipment provider and cannabis products that are sold in accordance with the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978] may be deducted from gross receipts and governmental gross receipts.
B. For the purposes of this section, "prescription drugs" means insulin and substances that are:
(1) dispensed by or under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or by a physician or other person authorized under state law to do so;
(2) prescribed for a specified person by a person authorized under state law to prescribe the substance; and
(3) subject to the restrictions on sale contained in Subparagraph 1 of Subsection (b) of 21 USCA 353.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 95, § 2; Laws 1998, ch. 99, § 4; 2003, ch. 272, § 7; 2007, ch. 361, § 3; 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 53.
The 2021 (1st S.S.) amendment, effective June 29, 2021, provided a deduction from gross receipts for the sale of certain cannabis products; and in Subsection A, after "equipment provider", added "and cannabis products that are sold in accordance with the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act".
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, permitted a deduction for receipts from the sale of oxygen and oxygen services provided by a licensed medicare durable medical equipment provider.
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, added the Subsection A designation and added Subsection B.
Medical marijuana deduction from gross receipts. — Where taxpayer, a licensed producer authorized to dispense medical marijuana to qualified patients consistent with the Compassionate Use Act, §§ 26-2B-1 through 26-2B-7 (2007, as amended through 2021) NMSA 1978, sought refunds of gross receipts taxes that it paid in association with sales of medical marijuana from 2011-2016, and where those claims were denied by the administrative hearing officer on the grounds that the medical marijuana it dispenses to qualified patients does not constitute a "prescription drug" for purposes of the statutory deduction set forth in this section, the hearing officer erred in denying taxpayer's request for gross receipt tax refunds, because medical marijuana dispensed pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act meets the criteria set forth in Subsection B of this section; taxpayer is a licensed producer under the Compassionate Use Act and is undisputedly authorized under state law to dispense medical marijuana, the use of the marijuana at issue in this case was authorized by and for specific persons in accordance with state law, and medical marijuana is subject to restrictions for sale insofar as the Compassionate Use Act provides for access only after the patient has been duly diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and has received written certification from a licensed practitioner that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, the potential health benefits of medical marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks to the patient. Sacred Garden, Inc. v. N.M. Tax'n & Revenue Dep't, 2021-NMCA-038, cert. granted.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 9 - Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax
Section 7-9-3 - Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2022.)
Section 7-9-3.2 - Additional definition.
Section 7-9-3.3 - Definition; engaging in business.
Section 7-9-3.5 - Definition; gross receipts.
Section 7-9-4 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "gross receipts tax".
Section 7-9-4.3 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "governmental gross receipts tax".
Section 7-9-5 - Presumption of taxability.
Section 7-9-6 - Separately stating the gross receipts tax.
Section 7-9-7 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "compensating tax".
Section 7-9-7.2 - Authority to establish standards for certified service providers.
Section 7-9-8 - Presumption of taxability and value.
Section 7-9-9 - Liability of user for payment of compensating tax.
Section 7-9-10 - Agents for collection of compensating tax; duties.
Section 7-9-11 - Date payment due.
Section 7-9-13 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; governmental agencies.
Section 7-9-13.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain services.
Section 7-9-14 - Exemption; compensating tax; governmental agencies; Indians.
Section 7-9-15 - Exemption; compensating tax; certain organizations.
Section 7-9-16 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain nonprofit facilities.
Section 7-9-17 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; wages.
Section 7-9-18.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; food stamps.
Section 7-9-19 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; livestock feeding.
Section 7-9-20 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain receipts of homeowners associations.
Section 7-9-22 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; vehicles.
Section 7-9-22.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; boats.
Section 7-9-23 - Exemption; compensating tax; vehicles.
Section 7-9-23.1 - Exemption; compensating tax; boats.
Section 7-9-24 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; insurance companies.
Section 7-9-25 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; dividends and interest.
Section 7-9-26 - Exemption; gross receipts and compensating tax; fuel.
Section 7-9-26.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax and compensating tax; fuel for space vehicles.
Section 7-9-27 - Exemption; compensating tax; personal effects.
Section 7-9-28 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; occasional sale of property or services.
Section 7-9-29 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain organizations; exceptions.
Section 7-9-30 - Exemption; compensating tax; railroad equipment, aircraft and space vehicles.
Section 7-9-32 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; oil and gas or mineral interests.
Section 7-9-38.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; interstate telecommunications services.
Section 7-9-38.2 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; sale of certain telecommunications services.
Section 7-9-39 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; fees from social organizations.
Section 7-9-41 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; religious activities.
Section 7-9-41.3 - Exemption; receipts from sales by disabled street vendors.
Section 7-9-41.5 - Exemption; nonprofit hospitals from local option gross receipts taxes.
Section 7-9-43.1 - Nontaxable transaction certificates not required by liquor wholesalers.
Section 7-9-46 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; governmental gross receipts; sales to manufacturers.
Section 7-9-50 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; lease for subsequent lease.
Section 7-9-54.4 - Deduction; compensating tax; space-related test articles.
Section 7-9-54.5 - Deduction; compensating tax; test articles.
Section 7-9-56.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; internet services.
Section 7-9-56.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; hosting world wide web sites.
Section 7-9-56.3 - Deduction; gross receipts; trade-support company in a border zone.
Section 7-9-57 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of certain services to an out-of-state buyer.
Section 7-9-57.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of software development services.
Section 7-9-58 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; feed; fertilizers.
Section 7-9-61.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain receipts.
Section 7-9-61.2 - Deduction; receipts from sales to state-chartered credit unions.
Section 7-9-63 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; publication sales.
Section 7-9-64 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; newspaper sales.
Section 7-9-65 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; chemicals and reagents.
Section 7-9-66 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; commissions.
Section 7-9-66.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain real estate transactions.
Section 7-9-68 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; warranty obligations.
Section 7-9-69 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; administrative and accounting services.
Section 7-9-71 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; trade-in allowance.
Section 7-9-73.1 - Deduction; gross receipts; governmental gross receipts; hospitals.
Section 7-9-74 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of property used in the manufacture of jewelry.
Section 7-9-76 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; travel agents' commissions paid by certain entities.
Section 7-9-76.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain manufactured homes.
Section 7-9-76.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; films and tapes.
Section 7-9-77 - Deductions; compensating tax.
Section 7-9-77.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain medical and health care services.
Section 7-9-78 - Deductions; compensating tax; use of tangible personal property for leasing.
Section 7-9-78.1 - Deduction; compensating tax; uranium enrichment plant equipment.
Section 7-9-79 - Credit; compensating tax.
Section 7-9-79.1 - Credit; gross receipts tax; services.
Section 7-9-79.2 - Gross receipts tax; compensating tax; biodiesel blending facility tax credit.
Section 7-9-83 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; jet fuel.
Section 7-9-84 - Deduction; compensating tax; jet fuel.
Section 7-9-85 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain organization fundraisers.
Section 7-9-86 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sales to qualified film production company.
Section 7-9-87 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; lottery retailer receipts.
Section 7-9-88.1 - Credit; gross receipts tax; tax paid to certain tribes.
Section 7-9-92 - Deduction; gross receipts; sale of food at retail food store.
Section 7-9-94 - Deduction; gross receipts; military transformational acquisition programs.
Section 7-9-96.2 - Credit; gross receipts tax; unpaid charges for services provided in a hospital.
Section 7-9-98 - Deduction; compensating tax; biomass-related equipment; biomass materials.
Section 7-9-103.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; converting electricity.
Section 7-9-103.2 - Deduction; gross receipts; electricity exchange.
Section 7-9-105 - Credit for penalty pursuant to Section 7-1-71.2 NMSA 1978 [repealed].
Section 7-9-106 - Deduction; construction services and equipment.
Section 7-9-107 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; production or staging of professional contests.
Section 7-9-110.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; locomotive engine fuel.
Section 7-9-110.2 - Deduction; compensating tax; locomotive engine fuel.
Section 7-9-110.3 - Purpose and requirements of locomotive fuel deduction.
Section 7-9-111 - Deduction; gross receipts; hearing aids and vision aids and related services.
Section 7-9-112 - Deduction; gross receipts; solar energy systems.
Section 7-9-114 - Advanced energy deduction; gross receipts and compensating taxes.
Section 7-9-116 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; retail sales by certain businesses.
Section 7-9-117 - Deduction; gross receipts; governmental gross receipts; marketplace seller.
Section 7-9-118 - Deduction; gross receipts; food or beverage establishments.
Section 7-9-119 - Deduction; sales made by dispenser's license holder.