MIsdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Cannabis

[wojic]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois

Ok, long story short - I have been stopped at a road block and the officer smelled marijuana in my car. he cuffed me and took to the station where I received two misdemeanor complaints. both of them state that the offense committed is "possession of drug paraphernalia," both of which have the same case #.

here is what i do not understand: i did have 3.5g of marijuana in my car and it was confiscated. i've received a recognizance on which i'm charged with possession of cannabis <10g and possession of paraphernalia. it also states my court complaint case #; however, it does not say that i have been charged with cannabis possession on any of the complaints that i have been given.

what does that mean? does it mean that i shouldn't be worrying about the cannabis charges? or does it not matter.
i am still going to talk to my lawyer but i would like some insight on the situation.

i also need to say that the officer was really cool and it did look like he was trying to help me out ( i was cooperative and what not, he asked if i smoked today..at first i said yes, but then he repeated the question and told me to say no, so i could drive home and don't have anyone pick me up...and possibly avoid getting more tickets).

[Mr. Knowitall]

It could mean that they're only charging you with paraphernalia. It could mean that they're holding off on other charges until the crime lab returns test results on the suspected marijuana. All we can do is guess.