New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act

New Jersey · Food and Drugs · §§ 24:21-1 to 24:21-9 · 45 sections

Overview

This act regulates the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, prescribing, and possession of controlled dangerous substances, classifying them into schedules and giving a designated authority power to add to or amend those schedules. Its central mechanism is registration: manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and other handlers must be registered — and can be denied registration or have it suspended or revoked — while also keeping records, using official order forms, labeling containers as specified, and observing prescription rules that include discussing the risk of dependence with patients and limiting the amount of opioid initially prescribed in certain circumstances. Enforcement runs through administrative inspections and warrants, injunctions, seizure, and nuisance abatement, backed by criminal penalties that reach attempt and conspiracy and escalate for second or subsequent offenses.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 7 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 313 Md. 638 - Dawkins v. State

Sections covered

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-1Short title2 cites
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-10Registration requirements
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-11Registration
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-12Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-13Records of registrants
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-14Order forms
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-15Prescriptions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-15.1Prescriber to discuss risks of dependence on certain drugs with certain patients
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-15.2Limitation on amount of opioid initially prescribed under certain circumstances
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-15.3Rules, regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-16Form of label on containers of manufacturers and wholesalers; altering or removing label
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-17Form of label to be used by pharmacists; altering or removing label
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-2Definitions2 cites
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-21Prohibited acts C.--Records and order forms of registered manufacturers and distributors--Penalties
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-22Prohibited acts D.--Fraud or misrepresentation by registered manufacturers or distributors--penalties
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-23General penalty
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-24Attempt, endeavor and conspiracy1 cite
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-25Additional penalties
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-29Second or subsequent offenses
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-3Authority to control
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-31Powers of enforcement personnel
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-32Administrative inspections and warrants
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-33Injunctions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-34Cooperative arrangements
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-35Nuisances
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-36Reports of convictions of manufacturers and practitioners
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-37Burden of proof; liabilities; immunity
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-38Judicial review
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-4Schedules of controlled substances
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-40Pending proceedings
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-42Uniformity of interpretation
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-43Severability
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-44Study of penalties relating to use and possession of marihuana
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-45Repealer
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-5Schedule I1 cite
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-52Seizure in violation of act
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-53Severability
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-54"Controlled Dangerous Substances Administration and Enforcement Fund."
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-55"Project Medicine Drop" program
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-56Rules, regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-6Schedule II1 cite
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-7Schedule III
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-8Schedule IV
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-8.1Schedule V
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 24:21-9Rules and regulations

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