New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.15 — Criminal retention of medical cannabis
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 § 179.15
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.
* § 179.15 Criminal retention of medical cannabis.
A person is guilty of criminal retention of medical cannabis when,
being a certified patient or designated caregiver, as those terms are
defined in section three of the cannabis law, he or she knowingly
obtains, possesses, stores or maintains an amount of cannabis in excess
of the amount he or she is authorized to possess under the provisions of
article three of the cannabis law.
Criminal retention of medical cannabis shall be punishable as provided
in section 222.25 of this chapter.
* NB Repealed July 5, 2028
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