Advertising to promote sale, crime of fourth degree

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NJ Code › Title 2C › Chapter 36 › Section 36-4

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It shall be unlawful for any person to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing that the purpose of the advertisement in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects intended for use as drug paraphernalia. Any person who violates this section commits a crime of the fourth degree. L. 1987, c. 106, s. 2.

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