New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.10 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 179: Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 179.10
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
* § 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* NB Repealed July 5, 2028
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