Pamphlets.
Introduction These are some stories by a few of our members who have found how much being of service helped start their journey to recovery. Don’t get the wrong idea. You can’t do service in lieu of the Steps to get recovery. You can, however, let service start you on the road to sobriety, and […]
How It Works The practice of rigorous honesty, of opening our hearts and minds, and the willingness to go to any lengths to have a spiritual awakening are essential to our recovery. Our old ideas and ways of life no longer work for us. Our suffering shows us that we need to let go absolutely. […]
What is H&I? H&I stands for Hospitals & Institutions and is a public service arm of our program that works toward spreading the recovery message of Marijuana Anonymous. District H&I committees reach out locally to hospitals and institutions (rehab centers, jails, schools, etc.) to make them aware that there is a Twelve Step program that […]
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 to Greece following the Trojan Wars. Odysseus and his men met up with many exciting adventures along the way, but the most relevant to us is the story of his […]
Why a separate program for marijuana addicts? Marijuana Anonymous, like most other Twelve Step programs that came along after Alcoholics Anonymous, started “with a coffee pot and a resentment.” The addicts that started the first Marijuana Anonymous meetings didn’t feel comfortable sharing about their problems in the other programs aimed at chemical dependencies, and in […]
Updated May 28, 2023 At the 2023 Conference an update of this pamphlet was approved by unanimous consent of the Conference Body in session. The content below is the updated version. Note: This About Marijuana Detox Pamphlet has a companion Member Stories Pamphlet About Marijuana Detox In spite of the common belief that there are […]
What is Marijuana Anonymous? Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using marijuana. There are no dues or fees for […]
What is Sponsorship? Sponsorship is one recovering person talking to another recovering person. Through sharing, both individuals enrich their lives. The sponsor and the sponsee meet as equals, attend meetings regularly together, discuss recovery issues, work the Steps, and work the program. For the newcomer, a sponsor is a special person with whom they can […]
This pamphlet is for those coming to Marijuana Anonymous for the first time. We have tried to answer some of the questions most often asked by newcomers. Am I a marijuana addict? If you find it difficult to control your marijuana use, if you think about using marijuana even when you are not, or if […]
