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Statute:

Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense

ยง 222.20 Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense.

In any prosecution for an offense involving cannabis under this
article or an authorized local law, it is a defense that the defendant
was engaged in such activity in compliance with the cannabis law.

PEN 222.20 2021-04-02

Sections:

222 CANNABIS
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.
222.60 - Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree.
222.65 - Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis.

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