New Jersey legal term
Stramonium plant in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Stramonium plant” 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 “Stramonium plant” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Stramonium plant" means the plant Datura Stramonium Linne, including Datura Tatula Linne. "Ultimate user" means a person who lawfully possesses a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog for the person's own use or for the use of a member of the person's household or for administration to an animal owned by the person or by a member of the person's household. amended 1997, c.186, s.1; 1999, c.90, s.1; 1999, c.186; 1999, c.376, s.1; 2005, c.205, s.1; 2011, c.120, s.1; 2012, c.17, s.2; 2013, c.35, s.1; 2018, c.139, s.6; 2019, c.238, s.10; 2021, c.16, s.54; 2023, c.177 (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2)
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