New York Penal Code § 220.21

Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
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§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first\n           degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in\nthe first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:\n  1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or\nsubstances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or\n  2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred\nsixty milligrams or more.\n  Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a\nclass A-I felony.\n

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