Marijuana 101 is a marijuana education and intervention course that is used as a sanction for marijuana violations or
possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as an educational component for DWI
violations. Here offenders will be presented compelling information about the dangers
associated with marijuana use, presented in a reasonable and balanced manner.
As laws and cultural norms regarding cannabis continue to change,
the increase in marijuana use among adults in the U.S. has become a cause for alarm.
Marijuana use risen among blacks, Hispanics, women, middle-aged, low-income, and
those living in the South. It is now increasingly important to counteract public
beliefs that marijuana use is harmless.