Marijuana Anonymous

Believe it or not, there are actually users of Marijuana who want to stop.  Marijuana can become a significant problem for some individuals, and evidence shows it is, like alcohol and many other drugs, addicting. There is a 12 step program for those who want or need support stopping their marijuana use. The following is from the MA website:

Preamble

Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women 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 membership. We are self-supporting through our own contributions. MA is not affiliated with any religious or secular institution or organization and has no opinion on any outside controversies or causes. Our primary purpose is to stay free of marijuana and to help the marijuana addict who still suffers achieve the same freedom. We can do this by practicing our suggested twelve steps of recovery and by being guided as a group by our twelve traditions.

Marijuana Anonymous uses the basic 12 Steps of Recovery founded by Alcoholics Anonymous, because it has been proven that the 12 Step Recovery program works!

Who is a marijuana addict?

We who are marijuana addicts know the answer to this question. Marijuana controls our lives! We lose interest in all else; our dreams go up in smoke. Ours is a progressive illness often leading us to addictions to other drugs, including alcohol. Our lives, our thinking, and our desires center around marijuana - scoring it, dealing it, and finding ways to stay high.

For information you may go to https://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/

For information about meeting in Marin and San Francisco, you may go to http://www.madistrict12.org/

Please note, that this information about Marijuana Anonymous is not meant to imply that my work is in any way endorsed by or a part of MA. Marijuana Anonymous is a program I have personally found helpful, and one that I find is helpful to some of my clients. MA traditions suggest that Mariijuana Anonymous Groups never endorse, finance or lend the MA name to any outside enterprise.