{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-179.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 179.10","heading":"Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree","body":"* § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the\nfirst degree when he or she is a practitioner, as that term is defined\nin section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with\nknowledge of reasonable grounds to know that (i) the recipient has no\nmedical need for it, or (ii) it is for a purpose other than to treat a\ncondition as defined in section three of the cannabis law.\n  Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree is a class\nE felony.\n  * NB Repealed July 5, 2028","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 179. Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/179.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8a7ee7508481b58ceb6d813d1fc9be5389bf408966216f4f43f59850d6f24b07","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-179.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-179.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}