If you turn on the local news for five minutes or visit any local news website, you would not be hard-pressed to see that drugs are taking over the minds and bodies of all those around us.
Over recent decades, cannabis has been a hot topic across the United States. In 2021, Governor Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act into law. This law legalized cannabis possession for some New Jersey citizens and decriminalized possession of both marijuana
In a typical drug or criminal case in New Jersey, the first thing that must be determined is whether the charge is for a disorderly persons offense or a more serious felony-level offense. A disorderly persons offense tends to apply to less serious drug charges like possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small
Can you be charged with an offense for something that you technically have not done? That can certainly be the case for offenses involving loitering or wandering in a drug zone, technically referred to as Loitering to Obtain or Distribute CDS, in New Jersey. Loitering
Disorderly persons offenses and indictable offenses in New Jersey can carry heightened penalties when more than one crime is charged at the same time. When drugs and weapons allegations are included in the same case, the accused party must understand how these offenses interact with one another and change the landscape for potential consequences. Specifically
When you are placed on probation or a similar restriction in New Jersey, you may not be able to do some of the things that you would normally do. In some circumstances, drinking alcohol is among them. Below we take a look at various types of restrictions that may be in place while on probation,
Many of the same laws apply in full force to juveniles just as they do to adults in New Jersey. However, juveniles are often treated differently with more minor offenses, and some drug crimes will fall under this more lenient treatment. One of the most common drug crimes
The Morris County criminal defense attorneys at the Tormey Law Firm LLC recently represented a client who was charged with possession of marijuana with intent
The war over marijuana rages on in New Jersey, with politicians and lawmakers taking up sides. Officials in Jersey City are on the pro-decriminalization side of the argument, which is manifested in their actions of late. Mayor Steve Fulop and Chief Prosecutor of Jersey City, Jacob Hudnut, recently
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office plans to participate in drug epidemic programs being held in Randolph and Florham Park this week.
The objective of the programs is to raise awareness of the heroin and prescription drug epidemic that has caused thousands of deaths and destroyed countless lives in NJ and throughout the United States. The