Penal Law § 179.10 · Article 179. Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree
Text — Law content up to date as of October 23, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree when he or she is a practitioner, as that term is defined in section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with knowledge of reasonable grounds to know that (i) the recipient has no medical need for it, or (ii) it is for a purpose other than to treat a condition as defined in section three of the cannabis law.
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree is a class E felony.
* NB Repealed July 5, 2028
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