Concept for Service Nine: The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Marijuana Anonymous World Services are legal documents that empower the Trustees to manage and conduct World Service business; the Conference Charter is not a legal document but relies on the force of the Traditions and power of the group conscience.

  • How would it limit our group/meeting from fulfilling our primary purpose (to carry the message of recovery) if we had to manage and conduct the business aspects of MA as embodied in the Articles, Bylaws and Conference Charter amongst just our group/meeting? 
  • How does it help our group that World Services has a group of volunteers (and paid special workers) dedicated to performing the day-to-day tasks of managing World Services’ business that might otherwise overwhelm our group/meeting (or district?)
  • Does our group/meeting know how to contact the MA World Services’ Board of Trustees if it needs to regarding World Service business? 
    • Contact [email protected] and they will direct your question to the appropriate person. 

The Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conference Charter can be found in the Service Manual available at MA12.org/SM