New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.11 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second 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 § 179.11
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.
* § 179.11 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree.
A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the
second degree when he or she sells, trades, delivers, or otherwise
provides medical cannabis to another with knowledge or reasonable
grounds to know that the recipient is not registered under article three
of the cannabis law.
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree is a class
B misdemeanor.
* NB Repealed July 5, 2028
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