Committee Descriptions and Responsibilities:
MA World Services currently has sixteen total committees, subcommittees, and ad hoc committees (as needed):
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To learn more, we have a short summation of each general committee below with links to individual committee pages. Each committee page contains further explanation with a list of current projects and ways to be involved.
View the 2024 Conference Trustee presentation slides which contains goals, summaries, and accomplishments for the previous year.
Contact the appropriate Trustee for support and to join committees. If you have questions about which committee may be a good fit for you, contact [email protected]
Conferences and Conventions (CoCo) Committee
- Acts as liaison between past, present, and future Host District Convention teams to facilitate communications, information sharing, and collaboration
- Supports facilitation of the MA World Service business Conference
- Learn more about the general Conferences & Convention Committee, the Convention Handbook working sessions, the Conference Agenda Committee, and the Convention Host District Committees
To join, contact: [email protected]
Finance Committee
- Charged with the responsibility of organizing the financial affairs of Marijuana Anonymous World Services
- Supports Districts, Regions, Groups and Meetings in accurately recording their finances by providing templates and guidance
- Learn more about the Finance Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Hospitals and Institutions (H&I) Committee
- Sets forth suggestive guidelines and provides support to Districts and MA members for service at hospitals and institutions in their effort to carry the message to marijuana addicts who are confined or in-treatment
- Learn more about the H&I Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Internet Committee
- Responsible for serving all of MA World Services’ internet-related functions
- Maintains the MA World Services Meeting Finder listings
- Supports the implementation of the PI website redesign
- Management and development of the websites and the MA App
- Learn more about the Internet Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Literature Committee
- Drafts and recommends for approval Marijuana Anonymous’ literature
- Stories Subcommittee is a working session of the Literature Committee that reviews new stories for their implementation in various projects.
- Learn more about the Literature Committee and the Member Stories Project Subcommittee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Literature Translations
- Oversee the creation of new foreign language translations and share the translations handbook as guide for this process
- Learn more about the Literature Translations Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Newcomer Support
- Responds to requests for support from those who are new to the MA fellowship by offering program and meeting information through direct correspondence and introductory workshops
- Learn more about the Newcomer Support Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Outreach Committee
- Supports MA Groups/Meetings and Districts throughout the world with the Outreach and Safety Handbooks, the New Meeting Starter Kit, the Resources Library, and the Representation & Accessibility Subcommittee
- Learn more about the Outreach Committee and the R&A Subcommittee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Policies and Procedures (P&P) Committee
- Responsible for maintaining the MA Service Manual, and issues concerning the structure and organization of Marijuana Anonymous World Services
- Learn more about the Policies & Procedures Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
Public Information (PI) Committee
- Sets forth the guidelines for information shared with the general public and includes investigating and developing ways to carry the message of recovery to marijuana addicts worldwide.
- Social Media Subcommittee creates posts utilizing the Social Media Handbook
- Website Redesign Subcommittee manages the content throughout the MA websites
- Learn more about the Public Information Committee
To join, contact: [email protected]
A New Leaf Publications
- Publishing department of MA World Services
- Oversees and administers the publication, distribution, and business of MA literature and publications for the purpose of carrying the message of recovery and service to the society of MA and entities outside of MA
- Responsible for MA literature after its creation, facilitating the process of getting MA literature into the hands of members and the addict who is still suffering
- Obtains and selects content for, and publishes and distributes MA’s monthly literary newsletter, A New Leaf, and the Daily Dose email with each day’s reflection from Living Every Day with Hope, and hosts a monthly Writing Workshop
- Learn more about A New Leaf Publications
To join, contact: [email protected]
You are invited to join as many committees as you’d like. If you have questions about which committee may be a good fit for you, contact [email protected]