Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand New York state profile: penalty tables, recreational and culture sections

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Countries and states 1 file

New York countries/us/ny.yaml

segments › possession

3 oz on your person and 5 lb at home, kept secure from anyone under 21. More than 3 oz, or more than 24 g of concentrate, is a violation with a fine of up to $125. More than 16 oz, or more than 5 oz of concentrate, is a class A misdemeanour.

segments › cultivation

A person 21 or older may grow three mature and three immature plants at their private residence. The residence and its grounds may hold no more than six mature and six immature plants, even when more than two adults live there. The plants have to be kept secure and out of reach of anyone under 21.

segments › enforcement

Mild: overages are violations before they become misdemeanours.[@5]

segments › sharing

Up to 3 oz, or 24 g of concentrate, may be given away without compensation.[@5]

segments › consumption

Allowed almost anywhere tobacco smoking is.[@5]

segments › access

Licensed shops since December 2022, after a slow rollout.[@9]

sources

NORML — New York laws and penalties New York Office of Cannabis Management — Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) Library of Congress — Marihuana, Topics in Chronicling America Wikipedia — La Guardia Committee Reuters — New York's first legal recreational marijuana shop opens (29 December 2022) 4 unchanged

segments › possession › text

3 oz on your person and 5 lb at home, kept secure from anyone under 21. More than 3 oz, or more than 24 g of concentrate, is a violation with a fine of up to $125. More than 16 oz, or more than 5 oz of concentrate, is a class A misdemeanour.[@1,2,5]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 3 oz · treatment legal · note On your person; larger amounts may be kept at home, over 3 oz · upto 16 oz · treatment civil · term Violation · fine 125, over 16 oz · upto 5 lb · treatment criminal · term Class A misdemeanor · prison 1 year · fine 1000, over 5 lb · upto 10 lb · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison 4 years · fine 5000, over 10 lb · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison 7 years · fine 10000

segments › cultivation › text

A person 21 or older may grow three mature and three immature plants at their private residence. The residence and its grounds may hold no more than six mature and six immature plants, even when more than two adults live there. The plants have to be kept secure and out of reach of anyone under 21.[@4,5]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

upto 6 plants · treatment legal · note Three mature and three immature per adult; six of each per household, over 6 plants · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 1 year · fine 1000

context › recreational › text

The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, signed 31 March 2021, legalised up to 3 oz on the person and 24 g of concentrate for adults 21 and over, with licensed shops and home growing to follow.[@5,6]

context › recreational › sources

5, 6

context › culture › text

New York's cannabis story starts in Harlem. The 1930s tea pads made "tea" and "reefer" jazz-age words,[@7] and Mayor La Guardia's 1944 committee found marijuana did not lead to addiction, crime or harder drugs — advice the law ignored for decades.[@8] [Harlem's tea pads shaped jazz-era smoking.](/culture/traditions/the-tea-pads-of-harlem/) [New York's La Guardia report contradicted the official line.](/history/us-la-guardia-report-1944/) [Mezz Mezzrow dealt through the jazz scene.](/culture/people/mezz-mezzrow/)

context › culture › sources

7, 8

Code, design and documents 2 files

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-usa-1.md +11 −1
@@ -40,4 +40,14 @@ File: `countries/us/ca.yaml` (the documented model state file).
 - Audit 0/0; review page verified.
 
-## ny — pending
+## ny (New York) — committed
+- Penalty tables (possession 5 steps, cultivation 2 steps, verified against NORML + Penal Law
+  §§222.05/222.15/222.25/222.30 via newyork.public.law), cites on all segments, new `recreational`
+  (MRTA 31 Mar 2021 via OCM page + NORML) and `culture` (Harlem tea pads, La Guardia 1944 via LoC +
+  wiki, Mezzrow link), access date (first shops Dec 2022 via Reuters).
+- Test suite caught a real error: statute §222.25 sets the violation fine at $125, not NORML's
+  $150 — reverted to $125 in text + table. Test accessors updated (`.text ??`) for the new table
+  forms; all regex assertions unchanged.
+- Left: medical section (2014 Compassionate Care Act specifics unverified), MRTA-2021 history
+  entry missing (noted, not filled — changes.yaml shared).
+
 ## pa — pending
scripts/history-scope.test.cjs +3 −3
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ test("Maryland through Oklahoma state profiles follow the texts that were read",
   assert.doesNotMatch(me.summary, /three mature/);
   assert.equal(me.scores.cultivation, 4);
-  assert.match(ny.segments.cultivation, /six mature and six immature/);
-  assert.match(ny.segments.possession, /\$125/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(ny.segments.possession, /\$150/);
+  assert.match(ny.segments.cultivation.text ?? ny.segments.cultivation, /six mature and six immature/);
+  assert.match(ny.segments.possession.text ?? ny.segments.possession, /\$125/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(ny.segments.possession.text ?? ny.segments.possession, /\$150/);
   assert.equal(ny.scores.cultivation, 4);
   assert.match(ri.segments.possession, /\$150 civil/);
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