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N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55: Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title M. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
  4. Article 222. Cannabis

§ 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.

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