N.Y. PEN Law § 179.15
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 179.15, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Criminal retention of medical cannabis
Official statutory text
* § 179.15 Criminal retention of medical cannabis.\n A person is guilty of criminal retention of medical cannabis when,\nbeing a certified patient or designated caregiver, as those terms are\ndefined in section three of the cannabis law, he or she knowingly\nobtains, possesses, stores or maintains an amount of cannabis in excess\nof the amount he or she is authorized to possess under the provisions of\narticle three of the cannabis law.\n Criminal retention of medical cannabis shall be punishable as provided\nin section 222.25 of this chapter.\n * NB Repealed July 5, 2028\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a criminal defense matter in New York?
See all New York Criminal Defense lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.