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2C:35-24. Possession of certain prescription drugs

Drug crimes account for the vast majority of cases in New Jersey courts. In addition to possible incarceration, defendants convicted of and CDS crime in New Jersey face 6 to 24 months of driver's license suspension, a criminal record and high fines. Our New Jersey CDS defense attorneys will fight for you regardless of what type of possession or distribution charge you are facing. With four offices in New Jersey, our CDS defense attorneys can represent you in any court in New Jersey. For more than 35 years, we have fought for thousands of clients and successfully defended them against all New Jersey CDS charges.

Our New Jersey CDS defense attorneys can represent you in any court in New Jersey with regard to any of these charges:

• Possession of Marijuana, 2C:35-10A(4)
• Distribution of Marijuana, 2C:35-5b(10)
• Drug Paraphernalia, 2C:36-2
• Possession of Hypodermic Needle, 2C:36-6
• Possession of CDS, 2C:35-10
• Possession of Prescription Drugs, 2C:35-24
• Possession With Intent, 2C:35-5
• School Zone, 2C:35-7
• Distribution on Public Property, 2C:35-7.1
• Maintaining a CDS Production Facility, 2C:35-4
• Manufacturing Flunitrazepam, 2C:35-5.3
• Possession of Flunitrazepam, 2C:35-10.3
• Manufacturing Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, 2C:35-5.2
• Possession of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, 2C:35-10.2
• Meth, 2C:35-5b(9)
• Obtaining CDS by Fraud, 2C:35-13
• Drug-Induced Deaths, 2C:35-9
• Employing a Juvenile in Drug Distribution, 2C:35-6
• Leader of Narcotics Trafficking Network, 2C:35-3
• LSD, 2C:35-5b(7)

2C:35-24. Possession of certain prescription drugs
A person who possesses a controlled dangerous substance that was prescribed or dispensed lawfully may possess it only in the container in which it was dispensed; except that the person may possess no more than a 10-day supply in other than the original container if the person produces, upon the request of a law enforcement officer, the name and address of the practitioner who prescribed the substance or the pharmacist who dispensed it. A person who violates this section is a disorderly person.

From Newark to Trenton, Jersey City to Atlantic City, our narcotics defense lawyers will fight you in any court in New Jersey. With offices in New Brunswick and Princeton, our team of tough, smart criminal defense lawyers are easy to reach from anywhere in New Jersey. Call us today to begin the fight against your New Jersey drug charges!

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