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New Jersey Heroin Laws
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| Code Section | 24:21-1, et seq.; 2C:35-2, et seq. |
| Possession | Crime of 3rd degree, $35,000 |
| Sale | .5 oz. or less: crime of 3rd degree, $75,000; .5 oz. to 5 oz.: crime of 2nd degree; Over 5 oz.: crime of 1st degree, fixed prison term and $300,000; Selling within 1000 feet of school: fixed prison term and up to $100,000; Selling to minor or pregnant female: double penalties |
| Trafficking | Leader of narcotics trafficking network: life (25 yr. minimum before parole) and/or $500,000 |
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