Officers in Hoboken, NJ, recently charged a suspect with various offenses, including marijuana use or being under the influence. It all began when the cops saw the subject walking with a woman one night on a Hudson County street, per nj dot com. Indeed, the cops claim they saw the subject take out an item, manipulate it, light it, and smoke it.1 But the news does not reveal what he removed the item from. Nevertheless, the cops claim the odor of marijuana increased as they approached the man.2 Additionally, the man allegedly tried to hide one item between two parked cars and another item in his jacket when he saw the cops approach. Consequently, the cops charged the man with marijuana use or being under the influence. Furthermore, they charged him with hindering apprehension, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence.
Marijuana Use or Being Under the Influence, N.J.S.A. 2c:35-10(b)
Under New Jersey law, any person who uses or who is under the influence of marijuana, or its analog, for a purpose other than the treatment of sickness or injury as lawfully prescribed or administered by a physician is a disorderly person.3
In a prosecution for this, it shall not be necessary for the State to prove that the accused did use or was under the influence of marijuana, but it shall be sufficient for a conviction under this subsection for the State to prove that the accused did use or was under the influence of some controlled dangerous substance, counterfeit controlled dangerous substance, or controlled substance analog, by proving that the accused did manifest physical and physiological symptoms or reactions caused by the use of any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog.4
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Footnotes
1 Cops have a duty to investigate events that appear suspicious based on their training. State v. Davis, 104 N.J. 490, 504 (1986).
2 The odor of marijuana provides probable cause. State v. Nishina, 175 N.J. 502, 515-16 (2003).
3 N.J.S.A. 2c:35-10(b)
4 Ibid.