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Marijuana Possession Lawyers in Allentown NJ

Experienced Allentown Marijuana Possession Defense Lawyers Will Protect Your Rights

If you do not have proper legal help, marijuana charges can be a big problem. Do not leave room for the possibility of a conviction for marijuana possession or distribution. Despite the allowed use of medical marijuana (under extremely specific and controlled situations), NJ will prosecute people arrested for using, selling and growing weed. You need a marijuana defense attorney serving Allentown, New Jersey, if you have been charged for marijuana possession, distribution or the intent to distribute.

Have a Better Understanding of New Jersey Marijuana Laws

Under state law, marijuana is considered a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Charges such as possession of a CDS like marijuana depend upon the amount of marijuana found on your person when you were arrested. Fifty grams of weed can warrant a less strict charge such as disorderly persons. But, possession of a weight of marijuana over 50 grams is filed as a more serious crime.

Being in possession of large quantities of marijuana will often times end in in charges besides simple possession. this illegal drug. An experienced attorney serving Allentown, New Jersey can help you fight your charges if there is any inquiry of your intentions.

NJ Criminal Defense Attorneys With Experience Disputing Marijuana Charges

Since opening in 1996, Villani & DeLuca criminal defense lawyers have argued for the rights of clients fighting drug charges, like marijuana possession and distribution. Carmine Villani, Esq. is a defense attorney with a background in the defense of clients fighting drug charges. Mr. Villani is a former municipal prosecutor and will implement his experience to bolster your case, giving you the best possible defense.

Marijuana Laws in NJ

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Possession of Marijuana

Your marijuana possession charges in NJ can placeyou in prison for six months with a $1,000 fine, even if the quantity of marijuana is lighter than 50 grams. In NJ, possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana will usher in in an 18-month jail term and a maximum fine of $25,000.

Marijuana Distribution and Intent to Sell Marijuana

Penalties for the intent to sell are usually more extensive than consequences for simple possession is in New Jersey. Selling less than an ounce of marijuana is a crime in the fourth degree and can lead to penalties of a mac sentence of a year and a half in prison and $10,000 in fines. If you are found guilty of distribution or the intent to sell in the first degree, your penalties can be as severe as a twenty years in prison and a $300,000 fine.

School Zones and Public Parks

A protected zone includes public property like town-operated buildings and vehicles and public parks. If you are convicted of marijuana distribution in these protected zones, your punishments will be increased according to state law. Hire a New Jersey criminal defense attorney if you were arrested and charged with marijuana possession or distribution in a Allentown protected zone.

Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey, but there are several conditions and guidelines involved with the medical marijuana exception. If you are permitted to use medical by another medicinal marijuana program, for instance, which does not necessarily mean you will be approved by New Jersey. While some states have extremely lenient medical marijuana policies, New Jersey does not. Only serious conditions can lead to medical marijuana exceptions.

Villani & DeLuca is Available 24/7 for Legal Assistance

Have you been charged with marijuana possession or intent to sell in Allentown, NJ? Villani & DeLuca can assist. Contact our NJ marijuana criminal defense lawyers for a free consultation at (732) 965-3350.

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