New York residents are approving medical marijuana and have helped enforce decriminalizing laws.
Possession:
25 grams or less (first offense)
- Only a $100 fine
Second Offense
- Only a $200 fine
Third Offense
- 15 Day Incarceration
- $250 fine
More than 25 grams – 2 oz
- Misdemeanor
- 3 Months Incarceration
- $500 fine
More than 8 oz – 1 lb
- Felony
- 4 years Incarceration
- $5,000 fine
More than 1 – 10 lbs
- Felony
- 7 years Incarceration
- $5,000 fine
More than 10 lbs
- Felony
- 15 Years Incarceration
- $15,000 fine
In Public
- Misdemeanor
- 90 Days Incarceration
- $250 fine
Selling/Distribution:
25 grams or less
- Misdemeanor
- 1-Year Incarceration
- $1,000 fine
More than 25 grams – More than 1 lb
- Felony
- 4-15 Years Incarceration
- $5,000 – $15,000 fine
Using a minor to assist
- Felony
- 4 Years Incarceration
- $5,000 fine
Selling to a minor
- Felony
- 7 years Incarceration
- $5,000 fine
Trafficking:
Any Amount
- Felony
- 15-25 Yeas Incarceration
- $100,000 fine
Growing/Cultivation:
Any Amount
- Misdemeanor
- 1-Year Incarceration
- $1,000 fine
Medical Marijuana:
Qualifying Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Epilepsy
- HIV/AIDS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropathies
- Spinal cord damage
Patient Limits
As initially implemented, the law permits qualified patients to possess a 30 day supply of cannabis-infused, non-smokable products. but only non-smokable preparations allowed.
