New Jersey Drug Crime Law

Charged in New Jersey with drug manufacturing or possession? Find out what your options are, next steps to take, and how a lawyer may be able to help you.
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Drug Abuse Laws in New Jersey
There is an epidemic that the entire nation faces right now and New Jersey is a location that is also suffering.
Read moreIllegal Use of Prescription Drugs in New Jersey
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in New Jersey and around the country, posing serious health risks and driving new lucrative criminal enterprises. This month, police in the north New Jersey town of Fairview found $5 million worth of prescription drugs in a home where three men and a teen lived.
Read moreNew Jersey Legalizing and Decriminalization of Marijuana
New Jersey was a leader in the fight to decriminalize marijuana in 2010 by being one of the first states to make it legal for treatment centers to dispense the drug for medicinal purposes.
Read moreDrug Offenses at the New Jersey Shore
In late June of 2016, authorities in Ocean County, New Jersey carried out a drug investigation called “Operation Southern Shield,” leading to 20 arrests for drug offenses. The arrests and charges focused on mid-level distributors of heroin, Xanax, oxycodone and marijuana. This comes just after a similar operation, “Operation MVP,” in an Ocean County crackdown resulted in 26 arrests.
Read moreMarijuana Laws in New Jersey: a Growing Issue in the GardenState
An discussion about the marijuana and medical marijuana laws in New Jersey.
Read morePossession of Drug Paraphernalia in New Jersey
A discussion about what constitutes drug paraphernalia in New Jersey, as well as the penalties and consequences.
Read moreNew Jersey Considers Cleaning Records of Pot Possession
Political capital is surging to advance full decriminalization of marijuana in the State of New Jersey, but debate rages over what that will mean for persons already convicted of marijuana possession.
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