{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "179.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 179.10", "heading": "Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree", "text": ["* § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree when he or she is a practitioner, as that term is defined in section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with knowledge of reasonable grounds to know that (i) the recipient has no medical need for it, or (ii) it is for a purpose other than to treat a condition as defined in section three of the cannabis law.", "Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree is a class E felony.", "* NB Repealed July 5, 2028"], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/179.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **practitioner**, as defined in Cannabis Law § 3, commits first-degree criminal diversion of medical cannabis by **issuing a certification** while knowing or having reasonable grounds to know that the recipient **has no medical need for it** or that it is **for a purpose other than treating a condition defined in Cannabis Law § 3**. ★ It is a **class E felony**. This section is **repealed July 5, 2028**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/179.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}