Riverside Drug Cultivation Defense Attorney

Have you been charged with drug cultivation?

Under California Code 11358, drug cultivation crimes are defined as planting, cultivating, harvesting, drying, or processing marijuana or any part thereof, except as provided by law. If you have been charged with this offense, it is imperative that you reach out to an experienced Riverside drug crime lawyer at Hanson, Gorian & Bradford immediately. The faster you make contact with us, the more time we have to review the charges against you, protect your rights and help keep your record clean.

Drug Cultivation Lawyer in Riverside

In 1996, California passed the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) to protect the use and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. However, patients continue to face criminal inquiry as medical marijuana is still a crime per federal statutes. In fact, cultivating even one marijuana plant under federal law is a felony and like trafficking and distribution a conviction may prompt mandatory minimum sentences, including prison if a "drug free" area was involved. You can see this is a very serious offense, and with the confusion around cultivation for medical reasons, you need the assistance of a firm with extensive experience in these matters. We have the background you are looking for and are committed to helping clients stay on the right side of the law. If retained, we will apply our years of experience and legal skills to your defense in this ever-evolving area of California law.

Under the right circumstances, marijuana cultivation is legal and should be treated accordingly. It is true that you don't have the right to grow as much marijuana as you want, and that police will arrest you if they believe you are intending to sell the drug or are growing plants beyond what your doctor approved, but Proposition 215 is a viable legal defense. We have extensive experience defending clients facing marijuana possession charges and accused of illegally growing medical marijuana and are familiar with the intricacies involved in these cases. When the risk is this pronounced, entrust our firm to apply our experience, our means and our expertise to create an aggressive defense strategy for you.

To help preserve your freedoms and your way of life, contact a Riverside drug cultivation attorney at Hanson, Gorian & Bradford today.