§ 222.00 Cannabis; definitions. 1. “Cannabis” means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It does not include the mature stalks […]
§ 222.05 Personal use of cannabis. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary: 1. The following acts are lawful for persons twenty-one years of age or older: (a) possessing, displaying, purchasing, obtaining, or transporting up to three ounces of cannabis and up to twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; (b) transferring, without compensation, to […]
§ 222.10 Restrictions on cannabis use. Unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, no person shall: 1. smoke or vape cannabis in a location where smoking or vaping cannabis is prohibited pursuant to article thirteen-E of the public health law; or 2. smoke, vape or ingest cannabis or concentrated cannabis in or upon the grounds […]
§ 222.15 Personal cultivation and home possession of cannabis. 1. Except as provided for in section forty-one of the cannabis law, and unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, no person may: (a) plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, process or possess more than three mature cannabis plants and three immature cannabis plants at any one time; […]
§ 222.20 Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense. In any prosecution for an offense involving cannabis under this article or an authorized local law, it is a defense that the defendant was engaged in such activity in compliance with the cannabis law.
§ 222.25 Unlawful possession of cannabis. A person is guilty of unlawful possession of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than three ounces or concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more than twenty-four grams. Unlawful possession of cannabis is a violation punishable by a fine […]
§ 222.30 Criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than sixteen ounces; or 2. concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more than five ounces. Criminal […]
§ 222.35 Criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than five pounds; or 2. concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more than two pounds. Criminal […]
§ 222.40 Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than ten pounds; or 2. concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more than four pounds. Criminal […]
§ 222.45 Unlawful sale of cannabis. A person is guilty of unlawful sale of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells cannabis or concentrated cannabis. Unlawful sale of cannabis is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
§ 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, […]
§ 222.55 Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree when: 1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than sixteen ounces of cannabis or more than five ounces of concentrated cannabis; or 2. being twenty-one years of age or older, […]
§ 222.60 Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than five pounds of cannabis or more than two pounds of concentrated cannabis. Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree is a […]
§ 222.65 Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal sale of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells cannabis or concentrated cannabis weighing one hundred pounds or more. Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis is a class C felony.
