MA has a solution:
A simple program based on one addict helping another.
“Our groups have found a common solution to a common problem — something that had been impossible for each individual member to accomplish on their own.” -Life with Hope
Marijuana Anonymous is a free peer-support program focused entirely on our shared problem with marijuana or cannabis addiction. Marijuana Anonymous uses the basic 12 Steps, founded by Alcoholics Anonymous, because it has been proven that the 12-Step recovery program works.
Members of MA collectively support each other as peers, sponsors, and friends. MA has a book called Life with Hope and a companion 12-Step workbook, along with other publications. We use the tools of the MA program to help free us of our addictive tendencies and physical dependence on the substance that has caused damage in our lives.
Our program is voluntary. The only thing you need to begin participating is a desire to stop using cannabis / marijuana. Marijuana Anonymous meetings are free and can be attended all over the world virtually and by phone, with in-person meetings available in some areas as well.
Who Identifies as a Marijuana Addict?
All types of people find that they are overusing cannabis to the point where it is no longer fun or helpful. In fact, many of us found marijuana seriously harmed the important relationships and goals in our lives. The members of Marijuana Anonymous have developed 12 Questions for you to ask yourself. These questions can help you decide if you are addicted to marijuana.
12 Q
The following questions may help you determine if you have a problem with marijuana...
12 Questions of Marijuana Anonymous
The following questions may help you determine if you have a problem with marijuana...
12 Questions of Marijuana Anonymous
12 Questions of Marijuana Anonymous
1
Has using marijuana stopped being fun?
Has using marijuana stopped being fun?
Has using marijuana stopped being fun?
2
Do you ever get high alone?
Do you ever get high alone?
Do you ever get high alone?
3
Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
4
Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
5
Do you use marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems or to cope with your feelings?
Do you use marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems or to cope with your feelings?
Do you use marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems or to cope with your feelings?
6
Has your marijuana use led to financial difficulties and / or legal consequences?
Has your marijuana use led to financial difficulties and / or legal consequences?
Has your marijuana use led to financial difficulties and / or legal consequences?
7
Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
8
Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your use of marijuana?
Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your use of marijuana?
Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your use of marijuana?
9
Has your use of marijuana caused problems with your health, memory, concentration, or motivation?
Has your use of marijuana caused problems with your health, memory, concentration, or motivation?
Has your use of marijuana caused problems with your health, memory, concentration, or motivation?
10
When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?
When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?
When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?
11
Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
12
Have friends or relatives ever complained that your using is damaging your relationship with them?
Have friends or relatives ever complained that your using is damaging your relationship with them?
Have friends or relatives ever complained that your using is damaging your relationship with them?
12 Questions
If you answered yes to any of these 12 questions, you may have a problem with marijuana.
If you answered yes to any of these 12 questions, you may have a problem with marijuana.
If you answered yes to any of these 12 questions, you may have a problem with marijuana.
We cannot tell you how to recover. All we can do is share with you our own experiences and recovery through the Twelve Steps of Marijuana Anonymous.
