New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice

N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:35-11: Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penalties

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to distribute or possess fake controlled substances while representing them as real drugs, or to manufacture substances designed to look like controlled drugs. Violations are crimes of the third degree.

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