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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE K
Offenses Involving Fraud
ARTICLE 179
Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana
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SECTION 179.05
Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE K, ARTICLE 179
* § 179.05 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

1. a practitioner authorized to issue a certification who acted in
good faith in the lawful course of his or her profession; or

2. a registered organization as that term is defined in section
thirty-four of the cannabis law who acted in good faith in the lawful
course of the practice of pharmacy; or

3. a person who acted in good faith seeking treatment for a medical
condition or assisting another person to obtain treatment for a medical
condition.

* NB Repealed July 5, 2028