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

* § 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* NB Repealed July 5, 2028