{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.55","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55","heading":"Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree","body":"§ 222.55 Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree\nwhen:\n  1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than sixteen ounces\nof cannabis or more than five ounces 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, more than\nthree ounces of cannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated\ncannabis to a person less than eighteen years of age. This subdivision\nshall not 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 second degree is a class E felony.","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/222.55","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"46406679b985325215fc97de9661faff9fb2121c19ddf6b268bfebbe7d3e0cf5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.50","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-222.60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}