New Jersey is one of 24 states, and three U.S. territories that have legalized recreational marijuana use. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act into law, legalizing cannabis use and marijuana possession for adults 21 years and older and decriminalizing marijuana and…
Money laundering is an illegal financial transaction designed to disguise illicitly obtained money and its source and destination. Money laundering usually occurs in connection with another crime that produces illicit income, such as drug trafficking, theft, arms trafficking, identity theft, and other types of fraud. Money laundering returns illicit funds…
Crimes of burglary, robbery, and theft happen thousands of times a year in New Jersey. But these crimes should not be causally lumped together. If you face burglary, robbery, or theft charges in New Jersey, you need to understand that these are distinct criminal cases with their own penalties and…
New Jersey enacted Megan’s Law to track the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders and to inform members of the public about the presence of sex offenders in their community. The law requires people who have been convicted of a sex offense to register with the state, establishing their identity as…
In a survey of New Jersey high school students, 10.6% of students said they had texted, e-mailed, or posted a revealing photo of themselves during the 30 days before the survey. Further, 24% of students said they had received this type of photograph. The act of sending sexually explicit photographs or…
