* § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree.

Attorney's Note

Under the New York Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class E felonybetween 1 and 4 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see N.Y. Penal Law § 70.00

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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 § 3 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 § 3 of the cannabis law.

Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree is a class E felony.

* NB Repealed July 5, 2028