New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21: Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to knowingly possess eight or more ounces of narcotic drug preparations or 5,760+ milligrams of methadone. This offense is classified as a class A-I felony, the most serious felony category.
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