The announcement comes as state lawmakers struggle to hash out details on legalizing the substance. The directive does not cover driving under the influence of marijuana. It also does nothing to prevent police from arresting people for marijuana possession. “All New Jersey municipal, county, and state prosecutors are instructed to seek an adjournment, until atRead More
Drugs
What Needs to Happen Now that NJ Has Voted to Legalize Marijuana?
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, voters in New Jersey chose to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana possession and sale. But revising the criminal code for drug charges is only the beginning. There are many questions left unanswered by the simple ballot measure, including what happens to those with marijuana-related offenses on their criminal record. Read More
NJ Plans Regulation of Addict Recovery Homes
Following the overdose of 24-year-old Nick Rohdes of Middleton, NJ, a new legislative movement was started to regulate sober living homes for recovering addicts. Rohdes was found dead of a heroin overdose by his mother, Alba Herrera, in her Pennsylvania home in February 2014. Herrera was shocked to learn that the day before he died,Read More
New Jersey Drug Overdose Law
According to a research letter published on February 2013 in the National Center for Health Statistics, fatal drug overdoses have increased for the 11th consecutive year in the United States. Over 38,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States in 2010, which is a large increase from the previous years. As countless athletesRead More
Vehicle Presumption Laws in New Jersey
Imagine: you and some buddies are driving around town and get pulled over by a police officer who is not too friendly. He asks you all to step out of the vehicle because he wants to search it for contraband. During the course of his search, he finds some marijuana and a firearm. Everyone insideRead More