Criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 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 possession of cannabis in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
A person commits third-degree criminal possession of cannabis by knowingly and unlawfully possessing:
The offense is a class A misdemeanor.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.