In a historic moment for the MA World Phone Meetings, on September 11, an overwhelming majority of members voted to apply to MA World Services for recognition as a District! Thank you to everyone for being an integral part of our program.
At the 2021 MAWS Conference, a motion was approved to send ballots to “all registered MA groups” to vote on changing references from God to Higher Power in the short form Steps and Traditions. A yes vote of at least ¾ of the returned ballots will be required to approve this change.
See our website, under Meetings & Contacts, Meeting Schedules to learn about meeting topics and specific meetings for LGBTQ members; as well as men only and women only meetings.
See the Speaker Tapes page on our website for on demand access to speaker shares.
The long awaited Marijuana Anonymous daily reflections book has been released in draft format for use and review by the membership!
Living Every Day with Hope is a series of daily reflections written by marijuana addicts so readers might find inspiration in their recovery. There is a reflection for each day of the year, referencing a short quote from MA Conference–approved literature. The Literature Committee wants your content suggestions, comments and questions no later than November 1, 2022. You can find the draft at marijuana-anonyous.org/daily-reflections/.
Submit your sobriety birthday, story, or other creative writing for publication in the "A New Leaf" Newsletter, go to https://anewleafpublications.org/ma-contacts/. Look for the submission buttons on the right.
The MAWPM group has its monthly Group Conscience Meeting on the the 2nd Sunday of the month after the noon EST Meeting. Next meeting is December 11 at 1:10 PM Eastern. To have your idea considered at the meeting, send an email to: agenda-mawpm@ma-phone.org no later than the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Visit Business Meetings: MAWPM Agenda to review the agenda prior to the group conscience meeting.
If you have difficulty connecting to a meeting by phone, text HELP to the meeting phone number to receive a call back to connect or get a temporary backup access number.
The Public Service Announcement (PSA) Subcommittee of the Marijuana Anonymous World Services (MAWS) Public Information (PI) Committee is working on creating PSA videos. We are seeking audio recordings from MA members who are willing to participate. By contributing an audio recording to be used in the PSAs, MA members have the opportunity to help reach addicts who are still suffering from their addiction.
The goal of this project is to create three PSA videos of approximately 3-4 minutes in length. The audio portion will consist of edited audio clips of MA members answering a specific question for each video. The visual portion will consist of stock footage. The type of stock footage is still to be determined.
We would like to collect recordings for three different PSAs.The questions that we would like people to respond to, and the themes of the PSAs, are:
1. How did you know you had a problem with marijuana?
2. Do you think marijuana is addictive?
3. How has the MA program helped you?
Review and Sign This Document for instructions on Submissions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1moyjfeWhw1fgGahYFmRqaha2A_9GkIag/edit
Service is how it works at the group level and personal service is Step Twelve in action. If you have 60 days of continuous sobriety and are interested in being a chairperson, speak with the MAWPM Chairperson Coordinator, Rachel, or a current chair to get started chairing a meeting. The Chairperson Coordinator receives email at: cc-mawpm@ma-phone.org.
Click here to sign up for the MA World Services monthly newsletter, "Carry the Message." Stay in the know about the latest in Marijuana Anonymous and receive a congratulations e-mail the day before your anniversary!
See the new 'Events' page which showcases MA happenings: https://marijuana-anonymous.org/events/.
Back issues of "A New Leaf" Newsletter are available here. The purpose of "A New Leaf", the monthly Marijuana Anonymous newsletter, is to carry the message of recovery from marijuana addiction. It is through the written experiences of recovering addicts and their stories that we may find experience, strength and hope. Articles submitted should reflect recovery, unity and service.
Sometimes people gather on the MAWPM phone line at 4:20 EST for fellowship. Stop by if you’d like for unstructured conversation. If you call in at 4:20, please stay on the line for at least 5 minutes to increase the chance of connecting with others.
MA World Services is developing a pen pal program that will involve MA members, with a year or more sobriety, being paired with an inmate who needs to share experience, strength & hope. For more information please contact hospitalsandinstitutions@marijuana-anonymous.org.
At last contact, the pen pal program was struggling with accessing facilities, so if this is something you would like to help out with, please email the H&I committee to see what they need.
Members of the World Services Correspondence committee are often "the face of MA", as we are responding to phone and email inquiries on a daily basis. We are looking for a few good listeners, especially those who have the time to help take live calls. If you have at least 6 months clean and sober, a working knowledge of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, are comfortable sharing your experience, strength and hope with others, and want to serve newcomers to strengthen your own recovery, please send a letter of interest to office@marijuana-anonymous.org.
There is also the website mar-anon.com which offers hope for those affected by another person’s marijuana use. Mar-anon is a separate organization from Marijuana Anonymous.
There will be a Mar-Anon mini convention on October 7 from 3-6PM PST the same weekend as the MA Convention in San Diego.
Download one of many available pamphlets to learn more about Marijuana Anonymous here.
Examples include:
What about CBD?
For the Newcomer
Detoxing from Marijuana
Sharing our Experience, Strength and Hope: Personal Stories of Marijuana Addicts
Working the Program
MA Pocket Reminder
For the Loved Ones of Marijuana Addicts
A Doctor's Opinion about Marijuana Addiction
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