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N.Y. Penal Law § 179.15

Criminal retention of medical cannabis

2021-04-02

* § 179.15 Criminal retention of medical cannabis.\n A person is guilty of criminal retention of medical cannabis when,\nbeing a certified patient or designated caregiver, as those terms are\ndefined in section three of the cannabis law, he or she knowingly\nobtains, possesses, stores or maintains an amount of cannabis in excess\nof the amount he or she is authorized to possess under the provisions of\narticle three of the cannabis law.\n Criminal retention of medical cannabis shall be punishable as provided\nin section 222.25 of this chapter.\n * NB Repealed July 5, 2028\n

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