Drug Crimes

Drug Crimes Lawyer in Orange County

Although California has a reputation for being relatively tolerant of recreational drug use a significant percentage of those arrested and convicted for crimes are in county jail or a state prison for drug offenses.

If you were arrested for a drug crime in or around Irvine, Santa Ana, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Westminster or Costa Mesa you must understand the Orange County District Attorney along with the state takes drug charges very seriously and that is why if you’ve been arrested for a drug crime you must contact our Orange County criminal attorney right away at the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti.

Our drug crime defense attorney experts have over a decade of experience in successfully defending and winning drug crime cases brought against our clients in the courts of Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Our drug crime defense team have had several of our client’s cases either dismissed, found not guilty or have the charges reduced.

Our expert Orange County drug crimes attorney stresses they’re several potential drug crimes you could be charged with, from being under the influence to simply possessing a single pill, and as our Orange County DUI lawyer points out, you can even be charged with DUI-Drugs, commonly known as DUID or even marijuana DUI.

Even though certain people may be able to possess small amounts of marijuana under Proposition 215 by having a medical marijuana card, or “420 Card,” for personal medical use, even they face arrest if the marijuana isn’t in certain guidelines, and a person or marijuana collective can even face federal prosecution.

To understand why you were arrested and the charges against you it’s very important you contact the Orange County drug crime attorneys here at the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti at 714-530-9690 or at our Irvine office at 949-375-5809. We will help you to the best of our ability to erase these drug charges, get them reduced or get you into a much needed drug treatment program.

Sometimes being caught amounts to simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time, but whatever the case may be our experienced Orange County drug crime lawyer specialists handle a variety of drug charges, including:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance – Health and Safety Code (HSC) 11350
• Possession for Sale of Narcotics – HSC 11351
• Sale or Transportation of a Controlled Substance – HSC 11352
• Possession of Methamphetamine – HSC 11377
• Heroin Charges – HSC 11350, 11351, 11352 and 11550
• Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance – HSC 11550
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – HSC 11364
• DUID – California Vehicle Code (CVC) 23152(a)
• Doctor Shopping – HSC 11173 and 11153
• Possession or Purchase of Ecstasy for Sale – HSC 11378
• Possession for Sale or Sale of Ketamine – HSC 11379.2
• Transporting or Selling PCP - HSC 11379.5

Our experienced Orange County marijuana attorneys can also help you deal with marijuana charges, such as:

• Marijuana Possession for Personal Use – HSC 11357
• Sale or Transportation of Marijuana – HSC 11360
• Possession for Sale of Marijuana – HSC 11359
• Marijuana Cultivation – HSC 11358
• Driving while in Possession of Marijuana – CVC 23222(b)
• Marijuana DUI – CVC 23152(a)

There could be a reason you had such items on you, but whatever the case may be the Orange County criminal attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti can help by keeping you out of jail by putting you into drug treatment programs under Proposition 36 or Penal Code 1000 so you can help fight your drug addiction, stay out of jail and begin to build a better life for yourself.

We understand you may be concerned or scared on what might happen next, but by calling the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti at (888) 478-8999 we can begin the process of getting your life back on track.