The country is struggling through an epidemic of opioid addiction, and that crisis is manifested throughout our society in many ways, including drug-related crimes. In an attempt to counter this scourge, the state of New Jersey has offered an alternative to criminal prosecution in the form of its Drug Court Program. Started in 2002, the program has been viewed as so successful that in July of 2012 former governor Chris Christie expanded the program. The Drug Court Program, which is…
With the election of a new governor in the state of New Jersey comes the promise of big changes in many different policy areas. Phil Murphy ran on a platform that included fully funding schools and pensions, raising the minimum wage, and legalizing recreational marijuana. This last promise was based on Murphy’s social justice philosophy, but in doing so may introduce a number of unexpected legal challenges that may end up leading to amended traffic laws in the state revolving…
The state of New Jersey passed a medical marijuana law back in 2010. When the law was enacted, it named six specific conditions for which the use of medical marijuana can be prescribed by a physician. These include Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis); terminal cancer; inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease; muscular dystrophy; multiple sclerosis; and any illness for which the prognosis is less than a year. It is also available for those with HIV and…