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Drug Charges

California Drug Charges Defense Attorney
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Drug charges can be very serious offenses. Convictions for certain drug crimes can carry long prison terms. Additionally, a conviction to drug charges can limit a person’s opportunities. For that reason, you want to retain the best possible criminal defense attorney if you are arrested for a drug crime.

Located in Long Beach, and serving all of southern California, felony defense lawyer Richard Poland has over 30 years experience defending clients charged with a criminal offense, including drug charges. He is a California Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, and can assist you in understanding the severity of the criminal charges against you, the criminal process, and your options. You can rely on the information he provides because it comes from years of experience and extensive knowledge of California drug laws and criminal procedure.

California Drug Charges

We defend clients throughout the Long Beach area and Southern California accused of drug crimes, including the following drug charges:

  • Drug Possession (including the possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia)
  • Drug Trafficking (sometimes referred to as drug distribution, selling drugs, or possession with intent to distribute an illegal substance)
  • Drug Cultivation (most commonly growing marijuana)
  • Drug Manufacturing (most commonly manufacturing methamphetamines, e.g., meth lab or meth house)
  • Prescription Abuse (e.g., filling prescriptions at multiple locations or forging prescriptions)

Common Drugs Involved in Drug Charges

We handle all types of drug charges involving many different drugs. The following are some of the more frequent drugs we see in drug charges:

  • Marijuana
  • Cocaine
  • Crack
  • Heroin
  • Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine)
  • Speed (other amphetamines)
  • Club Drugs (ecstasy, GHB - date rape drugs, etc.)

To learn more about drug laws and how a drug charge conviction can impact your future, or to discuss your drug offense with an experienced California Board Certified criminal defense lawyer in confidence, please schedule a free initial consultation to determine how we can help you by calling us at 562-437-6418 or filling out our intake form on our Contact page. We care about you and your future.

Because You Deserve a Tough, Aggressive Defense from a California Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist with over 30 Years Experience.

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The Long Beach criminal defense lawyer at the Law Office of Richard L. Poland defends people accused of committing crimes throughout southern California and the South Bay area, including the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Gardena, Hawthorne, San Pedro, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Carson, Lawndale, Seal Beach, Signal Hill, Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, Gardena, Lakewood, Carson, Compton, Buena Park, Fullerton, Norwalk, South Gate, Downey, Irvine, Inglewood, and Bellflower. Attorney Poland also represents clients throughout the communities in and around Los Angeles County and Orange County, and his law practice takes him from San Diego and San Francisco.