Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Law enforcement officials would love to have a clear way to tell when a driver is too drugged to drive. But the decades of experience the country has in setting limits for alcohol have turned out to be rather useless so far because the mind-altering compound in cannabis,…

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NEW JERSEY VOTES TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA – BUT IT’S NOT LEGAL YET!

SENATE INTRODUCES PROPOSED BILL Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On November 5, 2020, the 219th Legislature introduced Senate, No. 21, sponsored by Senators Nicholas P. Scutari and Stephen M. Sweeney, detailing a regulation structure for marijuana legalization.  Most of the provisions of the proposed bill relate to establishing the oversight committees and…

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NJ stops training police dogs to sniff out marijuana

TRENTON — New Jersey has halted training state police dogs to sniff out pot. Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal told lawmakers Wednesday that a pending proposal to legalize recreational marijuana led police to stop training them to detect the odor of burnt cannabis. He says dogs already…

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Murphy, Sweeney, Coughlin reach deal on marijuana legalization

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders have reached a broad agreement on a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations. “The consensus on the broad strokes is relatively fresh, so the details are still being worked out,”…

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