N.Y. Penal Law Section 179.10
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree


A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree when he or she is a practitioner, as that term is defined in Cannabis Law § 3 (Definitions)section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with knowledge of reasonable grounds to know that (i) the recipient has no medical need for it, or

(ii)

it is for a purpose other than to treat a condition as defined in Cannabis Law § 3 (Definitions)section three of the cannabis law. Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree is a class E felony. * NB Repealed July 5, 2028

Source: Section 179.10 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/179.­10 (updated Apr. 2, 2021; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Apr. 2, 2021

§ 179.10’s source at nysenate​.gov

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