NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 179.10 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree

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What is NY PL § 179.10?

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* § 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 section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with knowledge of reasonable grounds to know

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§ 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree

PL § 179.10

§ 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 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 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NB Repealed July 5, 2028

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