Legislation

§ 31. Lawful medical use. The possession, acquisition, use, delivery,
transfer, transportation, or administration of medical cannabis by a
certified patient, designated caregiver or the employees of a designated
caregiver facility, for certified medical use, shall be lawful under
this article provided that:

* 1. the cannabis that may be possessed by a certified patient shall
not exceed a sixty-day supply of the dosage determined by the
practitioner, consistent with any guidance and regulations issued by the
board, provided that during the last seven days of any sixty-day period,
the certified patient may also possess up to such amount for the next
sixty-day period;

* NB Effective until February 19, 2026

* 1. the cannabis or concentrated cannabis that may be possessed by a
certified patient shall not exceed the greater of the quantities
authorized in section 222.05 of the penal law or a sixty-day supply,
provided that during the last seven days of any sixty-day period, the
certified patient may also possess up to such amount for the next
sixty-day period, consistent with any guidance and regulations issued by
the board;

* NB Effective February 19, 2026

* 2. the cannabis that may be possessed by designated caregivers does
not exceed the quantities referred to in subdivision one of this section
for each certified patient for whom the caregiver possesses a valid
registry identification card, up to four certified patients;

* NB Effective until February 19, 2026

* 2. the cannabis or concentrated cannabis that may be possessed by a
designated caregiver shall not exceed the greater of the quantities
authorized in section 222.05 of the penal law or a sixty-day supply for
the certified patient, provided that during the last seven days of any
sixty-day period, the certified patient may also possess up to such
amount for the next sixty-day period;

* NB Effective February 19, 2026

3. the cannabis that may be possessed by designated caregiver
facilities does not exceed the quantities referred to in subdivision one
of this section for each certified patient under the care or treatment
of the facility;

4. the form or forms of medical cannabis that may be possessed by the
certified patient, designated caregiver or designated caregiver facility
pursuant to a certification shall be in compliance with any
recommendation or limitation by the practitioner as to the form or forms
of medical cannabis or dosage for the certified patient in the
certification;

5. the medical cannabis shall be kept in the original package in which
it was dispensed under this article, except for the portion removed for
immediate consumption for certified medical use by the certified
patient; and

6. in the case of a designated caregiver facility, the employee
assisting the patient has been designated as such by the designated
caregiver facility.