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2022 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title M - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
Article 222 - Cannabis
222.40 - Criminal Possession of Cannabis in the First Degree.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 222.40 (2022)
§ 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 possession of cannabis in the first degree is a class D felony.
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