The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (better known as CUMMA) is an act that allows the distribution and possession of medical marijuana. Specifically, CUMMA declares the following: a) Modern medical research has discovered a beneficial use for...
Drug Crime
Ocean County Enforcing Strict Drug Profiteering Law
Ocean County law enforcement is throwing the books at everyone and anyone caught selling drugs as a response to the increase in heroin related crime in the county. I say “books” because little-known laws are being applied to maximize fines and asset forfeiture, along...
When Prescription Drug Use Becomes a Crime
Prescription Drug use is a common practice in today’s society. The advances in medicine and science have made it much easier to cope with pain from injuries, surgeries, diseases, etc. But, there are significant downsides to these drugs. They have the potential to...
When Will NJ Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use?
Since legalizing the recreational use and taxing the sales of marijuana, Colorado has seen an enormous growth in tax income. In just the first three months of 2015 alone, Colorado has collected over 7 million dollars for the state’s education system. After seeing...
Toms River—Increase in Drug Crime
There is no doubt that New Jersey is faced with a serious drug problem that is only intensifying. At first glance, the Garden State’s statistics can be misleading. In Ocean County, drug-overdose deaths fell from 121 in 2013 to only 86 in 2014. This might suggests drug...
Medical Marijuana
As a criminal defense attorney who handles numerous marijuana cases, I get a lot of calls and questions from people wanting to know about New Jersey's medical marijuana laws. Since I have not yet dealt with a New Jersey case where medical marijuana was a defense...
Who’s the Dealer when Drugs are Shared?
The current heroin epidemic in our area highlights how the law defines a person who distributes (the "drug dealers") as opposed to a person who is a user that is merely sharing a drug. Sharing Drugs While the law does purport to make an exception for those who share...
Heroin Epidemic In Ocean County
There's been a lot of media coverage about the heroin epidemic in Ocean County. As an attorney, a recent Asbury Park Press article about the sentencing of Kenneth Staunton highlighted an issue with the public's understanding of this epidemic. Attorneys and prosecutors...
Dedication & Details Get Cocaine Charges Downgraded
Many attorneys' first instinct when representing a client on a difficult case is to try to settle without going to trial. Often times, the reason is because the representing attorney does not have enough experience to properly defend the case. I am a detail-oriented...
Client Faced 5 Years In Prison – Drug Charges Dismissed
Your defense lies in the details. Oftentimes, by examining the prosecution's own evidence, I am able to find the smallest minutiae that could get the charges reduced, or even dismissed. Case Study One of my clients was charged with third degree distribution of...
