{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.50","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 222.50","heading":"Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree","body":"§ 222.50 Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree\nwhen:\n  1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than three ounces of\ncannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; or\n  2. being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she knowingly and\nunlawfully sells or gives, or causes to be given or sold, cannabis or\nconcentrated cannabis to a person less than twenty-one years of age;\nexcept that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a defense\nthat the defendant was less than three years older than the person under\nthe age of twenty-one at the time of the offense. This subdivision shall\nnot apply to designated caregivers, practitioners, employees of a\nregistered organization or employees of a designated caregiver facility\nacting in compliance with article three of the cannabis law.\n  Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree is a class A\nmisdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title M. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 222. Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/222.50","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4e21d0d0929950b6fe3fe52a3ab6b6008b2b8031c9ef3f77f045455b418dfe8c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.45","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}