My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois
I am 24 and in Early October I was pulled over for not using a turn signal early enough before a stop sign. Vehicle registration was expired, and DL was suspended (due to a previous no insurance ticket where I was never informed I needed SR22 insurance to keep my DL active)
I was put in handcuffs for the suspended license and as i was being searched the cop asked if i had anything illegal on me, and because i was being frisked at the time I told him I had marijuana in my right sock (above the ankle, he wouldve found it regardless) and gained a possession of cannabis charge.
long story short, the registration and suspended license charges were dropped as my record is clean and had them taken care of all before my court date, and during that court date the charges for possession hadnt been filed against me yet.
i received notice by mail that a complaint had been filed and i need to appear in court Dec. 21 (happy holidays!) the complaint is listed as ' POSSESS CANNABIS< 2.5 GRAMS '
I DID NOT have 2.5 or more grams! I had 1.7 grams, and that is a generous number. I was wondering if recorded weight can be questioned and if it is worth fighting.
And also, im wondering about worst case scenarios here. I have already arranged a 2 week vacation in the bahamas (early feb. 2010) and am wondering if there is anyway this will be holding me back if i happened to get probation ?
I had thoroughly considered a army career but getting a waiver will limit my jobs
thanks for any and all advice in advance.

