New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.50 — Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 222: Cannabis, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 222.50
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.
222.50 Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree
when:
1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than three ounces of
cannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; or
2. being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she knowingly and
unlawfully sells or gives, or causes to be given or sold, cannabis or
concentrated cannabis to a person less than twenty-one years of age;
except that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a defense
that the defendant was less than three years older than the person under
the age of twenty-one at the time of the offense. This subdivision shall
not apply to designated caregivers, practitioners, employees of a
registered organization or employees of a designated caregiver facility
acting in compliance with article three of the cannabis law.
Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree is a class A
misdemeanor.
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