N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 443
Section 222.55 - Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree

A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree when:

1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than sixteen ounces of cannabis or more than five ounces of concentrated cannabis; or
2. being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells or gives, or causes to be given or sold, more than three ounces of cannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis to a person less than eighteen years of age. This subdivision shall not apply to designated caregivers, practitioners, employees of a registered organization or employees of a designated caregiver facility acting in compliance with article three of the cannabis law.

Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree is a class E felony.

N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55

Added by New York Laws 2021, ch. 92,Sec. 16, eff. 3/31/2021.