It’s not unusual for a college student to indulge in the partying aspect of life on campus. For many students, this is their first time away from home, and as such, the freedom that comes with that can facilitate behaviors that they previously wouldn’t have...
Drug Charges
New Jersey man arrested on heroin charges
A man from Wayne, New Jersey, has been arrested on charges of heroin possession. According to the authorities who arrested him, he was in possession of dozens of doses of the drug when they conducted an investigation and another drug bust earlier this week. The...
Were you accused of 1 of the following drug crimes?
The movement to decriminalize many kinds of drugs is gaining momentum throughout the United States, and it's beginning with marijuana. Numerous states have already created medical marijuana programs, and even recreational marijuana programs, that have made marijuana...
What’s the punishment for marijuana possession in a school zone?
Imagine you're walking through your neighborhood one day while smoking a joint. You know it's unlawful to do so, but you also don't expect to get caught. The next thing you know, a school bus pulls up, drops some children off and then a police car races up alongside...
Don’t give away or sell your prescription medication
People get prescribed medication they don't need for a number of reasons. Perhaps you have robust immune system and you bounced back from an injury much more quickly than expected. Maybe you haven't had as many symptoms, so you've scaled back on your dosage. You may...
How does the federal government establish drug classes?
Most people know that some drugs are considered more dangerous than others by the federal government, and that the government has therefore classified drugs into five different schedules. Each of the five drug schedules come with increasingly severe punishments and...
Prescription drug possession: Drug was not in the original bottle
Did New Jersey authorities arrest you because you had prescription drugs on your person and they were not in the original container? The possession of certain prescription drugs that are not in the originally-labeled bottle could result in a New Jersey resident...
DUI and doctor-prescribed drugs
Did your doctor legally prescribe you a prescription drug, and then you got arrested for possessing that drug? Imagine you were driving your vehicle in Union County, a police officer pulled over an officer found a bottle of Valium pills in your vehicle. The...
New Jersey drug bust results in the arrest of 29 people
According to authorities, they have arrested 29 people in connection with a massive drug ring in New Jersey. Allegedly, the accused individuals were participating in a criminal enterprise that involved the trafficking of cocaine and heroin across multiple New Jersey...
What drug allegations do defense attorneys see most frequently?
Drug allegations are some of the most common types of crimes that New Jersey criminal defense attorneys help their clients navigate. When it comes to drug allegations, however, there are a lot of different kinds of legal violations of which a defendant could find him...