Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 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.
A person commits first-degree criminal possession of cannabis by knowingly and unlawfully possessing:
The offense is a class D felony.
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.