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N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55

Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree

2021-04-02

§ 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.\n

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