I was the last person in my circle of friends to smoke dope. I was afraid it would lead to other drugs, so I stayed… read more

The ’80s were a great time to be a kid : middle class suburbia, rock concerts, open school campuses. This was the atmosphere in my… read more

I swore I would never become an alcoholic like my father. But I started drinking alcohol at sixteen years old and smoking pot at seventeen.… read more

I am a recovering pothead . If it had not been for the MA program online I could not introduce myself as “recovering” because, you… read more

How could I be an addict? My life is great. I live in a very good area of Los Angeles, drive a nice sports car,… read more

I remember seeing my sister being taken away on a stretcher while she was overdosing on LSD and thinking that I never wanted to be… read more

“DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DRUGS or don’t you?” I sat in the personnel director’s office thinking about what to say. Images from my… read more

I am a marijuana addict. Sometimes it seems like an MA meeting is the only place where people are not amused by that statement. Many… read more

The most important thing I’ve learned in my recovery is that addiction is really just a symptom of deeper problems within a person. I have… read more

I was a “late bloomer” and started smoking pot when I was not quite twenty-nine, after having tried alcohol (the only drug available a zillion… read more

I can remember the first time I heard of MA I was going with my friend K. to a Twelve Step meeting for recovering alcoholics,… read more

If you think you have a problem with marijuana, you are reading the right book. If you know you have a problem with marijuana, I… read more

I’m a marijuana addict. I want to share about my journey to long-term recovery. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s certainly been worth the effort.… read more

I am a recovering marijuana addict who was raised during the Peace and Freedom Movement of the turbulent ’60s in Berkeley, California. When my girlfriends… read more

There are more teenagers in Marijuana Anonymous today than at any time in the past. We come for many different reasons— parents tell us to… read more

The Story of the Lotus Eaters About 3000 years ago, the poet Homer told a story about a man called Odysseus and his voyage home… read more

These are some personal stories of detox written by members of Marijuana Anonymous. The purpose of this pamphlet is to carry the message of recovery… read more

These are some personal stories of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) written by members of Marijuana Anonymous. These stories are as unique as those who wrote… read more