N.Y. Penal Law Section 179.05
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis

  • limitations
The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

1.

a practitioner authorized to issue a certification who acted in good faith in the lawful course of his or her profession; or

2.

a registered organization as that term is defined in Cannabis Law § 34 (Registered organizations)section thirty-four of the cannabis law who acted in good faith in the lawful course of the practice of pharmacy; or

3.

a person who acted in good faith seeking treatment for a medical condition or assisting another person to obtain treatment for a medical condition. * NB Repealed July 5, 2028

Source: Section 179.05 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/179.­05 (updated Apr. 2, 2021; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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