§ 222.50 Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree\nwhen:\n 1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than three ounces of\ncannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; or\n 2. being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she knowingly and\nunlawfully sells or gives, or causes to be given or sold, cannabis or\nconcentrated cannabis to a person less than twenty-one years of age;\nexcept that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a defense\nthat the defendant was less than three years older than the person under\nthe age of twenty-one at the time of the offense. This subdivision shall\nnot apply to designated caregivers, practitioners, employees of a\nregistered organization or employees of a designated caregiver facility\nacting in compliance with article three of the cannabis law.\n Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree is a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
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