Thanks for the link! I’m honestly surprised as I’ve consistently heard that public use was prohibited as it is for alcohol from the earliest days. Never thought to actually look it up since I never saw it be disputed. Interesting.

Edit: I wonder if it’s just loose language in that document making it seem like the first sentence about smoking in private is separate for the rest when it should be viewed as a global statement. Literally ever other source (including other areas of nj.gov and legal and ACLU websites) say smoking in public is prohibited.