Blog: Drug Crimes

Marijuana has been at the center of a renewed debate about states rights versus federal oversight over the past several years. The federal government still prosecutes individuals that possess, distribute or grow the plant, yet several states across the country have implemented contradictory laws about the substance. New Jersey is one state where the legality […]

Medical marijuana has picked up speed in numerous states across the country in recent years and New Jersey is expected to make it easier for doctors to give prescriptions for medical marijuana and expand access to medical marijuana overall. The New Jersey Governor says he is planning to broaden the medical marijuana rules to allow […]

Being accused of any crime is a serious situation and one that calls for the insight of a lawyer as soon as possible. The weekly activity report recently shared by Moorestown police indicates that a man was arrested for heroin possession and shoplifting on March 5. According to the police report, a man was remanded […]

California rung in the new year by allowing marijuana sales within the state starting in 2018. The state’s decision to legalize recreational marijuana has been called a “new gold rush” by some commentators, including USA TODAY. While marijuana has long been grown in California, until recently, growers have had to conduct their operations in secret, […]

New Jersey’s New Marijuana Law Means Big Changes New Jersey recently passed a law decriminalizing possession and use of marijuana in certain situations, expunging prior marijuana offenses, and authorizing the cultivation, transport, and sale of marijuana as a business. The new law means big changes for the state, which has previously treated marijuana as an illegal […]

New Jersey recently implemented the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which allows certain patients to smoke medical marijuana for their conditions. These changing regulations have many questioning if this will impact existing criminal offenses such as driving under the influence of marijuana, smoking marijuana in public and possession laws. It is crucial to […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer Reviews Drug Offenses in New Jersey There are several different drug offenses with which a person can be charged.  Michele Finizio, Esquire, is an experienced New Jersey criminal defense lawyer who has represented countless clients charged with drug offenses. Possession of Illegal Drugs in NJ Drug possession in New Jersey is governed […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer: Qualified Representation for Drug Crimes Four New Jersey men were recently charged with drug possession and paraphernalia possession as a result of being in the area of unrelated police activity. While directing traffic on the Garden State Parkway at the site of a search for an escaped inmate, police officers noticed the […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer: Are Marijuana Arrests Fair? Law Offices of Michele Finizio, released an article discussing “Camden Criminal Lawyer: Are Marijuana Arrests Fair?”, if you would like to know more Please continue reading below. We have seen public attitudes about marijuana shift dramatically over the past few years. The plant, which is still a Schedule I […]

Mount Holly Criminal Lawyer: Harsh Punishment for Veteran with Medical Marijuana In Oklahoma, the state with the harshest marijuana laws in the United States, a father of three and ex-Marine is facing life in prison for growing six marijuana plants in his garden. The ex-Marine, who served three tours of duty overseas before being honorably […]