A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree
when:
1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than three ounces of
cannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; or
2. being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she knowingly and
unlawfully sells or gives, or causes to be given or sold, cannabis or
concentrated cannabis to a person less than twenty-one years of age;
except that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a defense
that the defendant was less than three years older than the person under
the age of twenty-one at the time of the offense. This subdivision shall
not apply to designated caregivers, practitioners, employees of a
registered organization or employees of a designated caregiver facility
acting in compliance with article three of the cannabis law.
Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree is a class A
misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title M - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
222.00 - Cannabis; Definitions.
222.05 - Personal Use of Cannabis.
222.10 - Restrictions on Cannabis Use.
222.15 - Personal Cultivation and Home Possession of Cannabis.
222.20 - Licensing of Cannabis Production and Distribution; Defense.
222.25 - Unlawful Possession of Cannabis.
222.30 - Criminal Possession of Cannabis in the Third Degree.
222.35 - Criminal Possession of Cannabis in the Second Degree.
222.40 - Criminal Possession of Cannabis in the First Degree.
222.45 - Unlawful Sale of Cannabis.
222.50 - Criminal Sale of Cannabis in the Third Degree.
222.55 - Criminal Sale of Cannabis in the Second Degree.