The other day i was at the beach (in california) with some buddies and my friend broke a glass bottle. Well people called teh cops and stuff. I was drunk but was able to hide it. The cops asked if anyone had any marijuana on them, i was scared and ignorant and said that i had a little bit of marijuana, which was probably under a gram.They searched me and found a glass pipe as well, but the citation only says possession of marijuana under an ounce. I jsut talked to a criminal defense lawyer which i have no money to pay to actually defend me but they told me that the most a public defender will do is make you plea guilty and you would have to pay fines and do programs. My main concern is if this will remain on my record, because the lawyers said that it will definitely affect my future, yet i found online that if you do a diversion program then it will go off your record. Will this affect my job searching later on in my life, by the way i'm 18. THank you.

