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PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title K - Offenses Involving Fraud
Article 179 - Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana
179.05 - Criminal Diversion of Medical Cannabis; Limitations.
Universal Citation:
NY Penal L § 179.05 (2021)
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* § 179.05 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations.The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
1. a practitioner authorized to issue a certification who acted in good faith in the lawful course of his or her profession; or
2. a registered organization as that term is defined in section thirty-four of the cannabis law who acted in good faith in the lawful course of the practice of pharmacy; or
3. a person who acted in good faith seeking treatment for a medical condition or assisting another person to obtain treatment for a medical condition.
* NB Repealed July 5, 2028
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