Quote Originally Posted by tokentexan
Yesterday I got charged with possession of Drug Paraphernalia...

It all started about halfway through my school day. A friend and I were sitting there in class talking about how much bullshit it is that they 'randomly' drug test students at our school. They test kids at my school once a week everyweek and its without warning so your pretty fucked if they get you. Anyhow, yesterday happened to be the day that they were drug testing kids and in comes a school security officer with a pile full of papers that all have the students names to be tested that day. So i look up and i'm like 'well i guess they got me'. Sure enough, the guy calls my name and i walk out with him to the hall.

So we start walking and i ask him 'whats this about?'. He tells me that were going out to my car to 'have a look'. I actually begin to feel releaved that i won't be tested and instead i'll just have to deal with some fucking suspiscous security gaurds because i have illegal window tint on my car. So me and the gaurd and the school principle all get in a golf cart and drive out to the parking lot to my car. Thats when i knew i was fucked. Two police cars and two cops with a drug dog were standing next to my truck waiting for us as we pulled up. The cop tells me that he is doing 'random' walk-throughs through the parking lot with his dog and my car came up positive.

I really don't have any choice other than to refuse and be arrested so i hand over my keys and they start searching. First they pull out my hooka, which i had never smoked weed out of, only sheesha. It even had sheesha resin all over the bowl and the pig still told me 'oh i bet you guys mix weed and tobacco in there dont you.' So i tell him i've never smoked weed in it and theres nothing illegal about it. They continue searching and they find my grinder, which has a small weed leaf in it. Luckily that was all that was in it or else i would have gotten charged with possession. They finish searching and write me a ticket for possession of drug paraphernalia and confiscate my hooka and grinder. So then i ask the cop, "what does a hooka have to do with weed residue on a grinder?" he tells me, "i dont have to answer that at this time." Fucking bullshit i hate cops. I know he had the right to take my grinder and give me a ticket but at least give me an explanation of why ur taking my hooka.

Anyway, i got a court date in about a month and i'll prob just go and plead guilty, maybe try to get my hooka back. Anyone else over 18 been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia in Texas and what was your punishment?
Wow, it really sucks to live in America. That would never ever happen in England. My mate an I got caught smoking in my car round the back of a rental store, all they did was take the weed and the grinder (the was about 1/16th weed). They even let me drive away stoned.