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NEW YORK PENAL LAW

Section 220.00 Controlled substances;  definitions

 1. "Sell" means to sell, exchange, give or dispose of to another, or to offer or agree to do the same.

 2. "Unlawfully" means in violation of article thirty-three of the public health law.

 3. "Ounce" means an avoirdupois ounce as applied to solids or semisolids, and a fluid ounce as applied to liquids.

 4. "Pound" means an avoirdupois pound.

 5. "Controlled substance" means any substance listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V of section thirty-three hundred six of the public health law other than marihuana, but including concentrated cannabis as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section thirty-three hundred two of such law.

 6. "Marihuana" means "marihuana" or "concentrated cannabis" as those terms are defined in section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law.

 7. "Narcotic drug" means any controlled substance listed in schedule I(b), I(c), II(b) or II(c) other than methadone.

 8. "Narcotic preparation" means any controlled substance listed in schedule III(d) or III(e).

 9. "Hallucinogen" means any controlled substance listed in schedule I(d) (5),  (18), (19), (20), (21) and (22).

 10. "Hallucinogenic substance" means any controlled substance listed in schedule I(d) other than concentrated cannabis, lysergic acid diethylamide, or an hallucinogen.

 11. "Stimulant" means any controlled substance listed in schedule I(f), II(d).

 12. "Dangerous depressant" means any controlled substance listed in schedule I(e)(2), (3), II(e), III(c)(3) or IV(c)(2), (31), (32), (40).

 13. "Depressant" means any controlled substance listed in schedule IV(c) except (c)(2), (31), (32), (40).

 14. "School grounds" means (a) in or on or within any building, structure, athletic playing field, playground or land contained within the real property boundary line of a public or private elementary, parochial, intermediate, junior high, vocational, or high school, or (b) any area accessible to the public located within one thousand feet of the real property boundary line comprising any such school or any parked automobile or other parked vehicle located within one thousand feet of the real property boundary line comprising any such school.  For the purposes of this section an "area accessible to the public" shall mean sidewalks, streets, parking lots, parks, playgrounds, stores and restaurants.

 15. "Prescription for a controlled substance" means a direction or authorization, by means of an official New York state prescription form, a written prescription form or an oral prescription, which will permit a person to lawfully obtain a controlled substance from any person authorized to dispense controlled substances.