New Jersey legal term
Narcotic drug in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Narcotic drug” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Narcotic drug” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Narcotic drug" means any of the following, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: (1) Opium, coca leaves, and opiates; (2) A compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, or preparation of opium, coca leaves, or opiates; (3) A substance, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, which is chemically identical with any of the substances referred to in (1) and (3) of this definition, except that the words (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.