{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "222.00", "citation": "Penal Law § 222.00", "heading": "Cannabis; definitions", "text": ["§ 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 of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. It does not include hemp, cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract as defined in section three of the cannabis law or drug products approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.", "2. \"Concentrated cannabis\" means:", "(a) the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from a plant of the genus Cannabis; or", "(b) a material, preparation, mixture, compound or other substance which contains more than three percent by weight of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or its isomer, delta-8 dibenzopyran numbering system, or delta-1 tetrahydrocannabinol or its isomer, delta 1 (6) monoterpene numbering system.", "3. For the purposes of this article, \"sell\" shall mean to sell, exchange or dispose of for compensation. \"Sell\" shall not include the transfer of cannabis or concentrated cannabis between persons twenty-one years of age or older without compensation in the quantities authorized in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 222.05 of this article.", "4. For the purposes of this article, \"smoking\" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in section three of the cannabis law."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/222.00", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "These definitions apply throughout this article.\n- **(1)** **\"Cannabis\"** means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, growing or not, its seeds, the resin extracted from any part, and every compound, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, seeds or resin. It **excludes** the mature stalks, fiber from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds, other preparations of those (except resin extracted from them), the **sterilized seed incapable of germination**, **hemp, cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract** as defined in Cannabis Law § 3, and **FDA-approved drug products**.\n- **(2)** **\"Concentrated cannabis\"** means **(a)** the separated resin, crude or purified, from a Cannabis plant; or **(b)** any material or substance containing **more than 3% by weight** of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or its isomer (delta-8, dibenzopyran numbering system), or delta-1 tetrahydrocannabinol or its isomer (delta 1 (6), monoterpene numbering system). ★\n- **(3)** **\"Sell\"** means to sell, exchange or dispose of **for compensation**. It does **not** include a transfer of cannabis or concentrated cannabis **without compensation between persons 21 or older** in the quantities authorized by **§ 222.05(1)(b)**. ★\n- **(4)** **\"Smoking\"** has the meaning given in Cannabis Law § 3.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/222.00", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}