Princeton Marijuana Possession for Sale Lawyers
If you have been charged with marijuana possession in New Jersey, you should contact an aggressive NJ marijuana crime defense attorney at Lependorf & Silverstein today for a free consultation.
Let's review some New Jersey specific legal penalties for possessing marijuana with the intent to sell or the actual act of selling marijuana.
If you're caught selling less than one ounce of marijuana, you will be charged with a Fourth degree felony. If convicted, you can face up to 18 months in prison, a hefty fine and a loss of your driver's license.
If you're arrested and convicted of selling more than ounce of marijuana, you can be charged all the up to a First degree felony. If convicted of a First Degree felony, you can face up to 20 years in prison!
Other factors may complicate and exacerbate the charges:
- If, for instance, you're arrested within 1,000 feet of a high school, junior high school, or other school, you will be likely be charged with a felony and face an enhanced penalty.
- If you're busted within 500 feet of a public housing area or other designated public spaces, you may likewise be charged with a felony and get an additional three to five years tacked on to your sentence - as well as an additional fine
- If you're caught within that same 500 feet restricted area selling an ounce or more of marijuana, the penalties go way.
- If you're caught selling marijuana to a pregnant woman or to a minor (under the age of 18), this is also considered a felony, and your incarceration time and fine will go up
- If you're caught selling marijuana paraphernalia, this is a felony as well and you face one and a half years of jail time and a fine
- If you have a prior record of selling marijuana or other CDS, you face enhanced penalties pursuant to you being Extended Term eligible
Assuming that the current bill to decriminalize medical marijuana in New Jersey passes the State Assembly in 2009, certain licensed medical marijuana distributors would obviously be exempt from these penalties.
Contact our New Jersey marijuana defense law firm at Lependorf & Silverstein for a free consultation and let our smart, aggressive legal representation go to work for you today.