New Jersey becomes the 14th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana

April 10, 2021

Passaic County Criminal Law Attorneys helping people in towns such as Wayne, Paterson, Clifton, Woodland Park, and across Northern NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed a group of laws enacting the legalization of marijuana back on February 22, 2021. More than two-thirds of New Jersey voters approved the ballot measure, thus having New Jersey become the 14th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Over the months following the ballot approval, and while the new law details are still being […]

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Challenging Pseudoscience in NJ Drug Recognition Evaluation & DWI/DUI Cases

March 22, 2021

Challenging Pseudoscience in NJ Drug Recognition Evaluation & DWI/DUI Cases in Little Falls, Woodland Park, Wayne, Paterson, and across Northern New Jersey for Decades If you have been arrested in New Jersey on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, you may have had a drug recognition evaluation (DRE) screening. A drug recognition expert or drug recognition evaluator (DRE) is a police officer trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs or prescription medication other than, […]

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NJ Supreme Court finds lack of territorial jurisdiction to prosecute defendants in a New York drug-induced death

June 10, 2019

In a unique criminal case, the NJ Supreme Court ruled that Anthony Potts, Shameik Byrd, and Noel Ferguson, should not have been charged in 2016 under New Jersey Statutes 2C:35-9, the state´s “strict liability” law that holds sellers accountable for drug-induced deaths, because the victim, Kean Cabral, died at his home in New York. Strict-liability convictions can hold a sentence of up to 20 years. Similar laws which have been on the books in other states, empower authorities to charge […]

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Cocaine and Crack Cocaine Penalties in Passaic County NJ

November 5, 2018

The New Jersey Criminal Code classifies drugs, or controlled dangerous substances, according to their potential for abuse and their usefulness in the medical community. Cocaine and crack cocaine are considered Schedule II drug because they have a high potential for abuse and limited acceptable medical uses. Cocaine and crack are identical at the molecular level. Having said that, people charged with possession of crack, or caught distributing it are given harsher penalties. The penalty of possession of 1 gm of […]

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