Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

talk to some local attorneys about the facts ... no one can give accurate advice with what you have posted, except to say talk to an attorney or two.

Posting details online is not necessarily the answer either ... call and/or meet in person with some criminal defense attorneys local to where this happened.

Good luck!

Go to court and defend the charges. You are always entitled to represent yourself in court. Whether you should is a different issue. The conventional wisdom is that an attorney will be able to do a better job and get a better outcome. Prosecutors and judges don�t like dealing with ProPers, unless you are simply pleading guilty, not defending the case. If you don't know how to represent yourself effectively against an experienced prosecutor intending to convict, then hire an attorney who does, who will try to get a dismissal, charge reduction, diversion, programs, or other decent outcome through motions, plea bargain, or take it to trial if appropriate.

I suggest getting an attorney immediately, and I also suggest getting a drug test from an approved facility as soon as possible.