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Marijuana Anonymous

Marijuana Anonymous is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Marijuana Anonymous rather than just read about it. In short: Marijuana Anonymous (MA) founded in 1989 is an organization and twelve-step program for people with common desire to maintain abstinence from marijuana. History Marijuana Anonymous (MA) formed in June 1989 to address compulsive use of cannabis.

Key takeaways

Marijuana Anonymous belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Marijuana Anonymous to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Marijuana Anonymous from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Marijuana Anonymous (MA) founded in 1989 is an organization and twelve-step program for people with common desire to maintain abstinence from marijuana.

History Marijuana Anonymous (MA) formed in June 1989 to address compulsive use of cannabis. Since its inception, the MA fellowship has followed the Twelve Traditions and suggests practicing the Twelve Steps, both of which originated from Alcoholics Anonymous. Among the founders at the first MA conference in Morro Bay were delegates from Marijuana Smokers Anonymous (Orange County, California), Marijuana Addicts Anonymous (the San Francisco Bay area ), Marijuana Smokers Anonymous [Santa Cruz CA] and Marijuana Anonymous (Los Angeles County). Other existing fellowships from Seattle and New York City (1974), enfolded into MA later. Marijuana Anonymous set up in London UK in 2000. Marijuana Anonymous World Services is a non professional non-profit corporation formed to carry out the necessary business and legal affairs of Marijuana Anonymous. Trustees are the officers of MA World Services, as “trusted servants” of the members of MA. A peer facilitated support group: these are volunteer positions and no one governs, as Marijuana Anonymous follows an "inverted triangle" of service, where the members are considered most important. Mar-anon is the program for families of marijuana addicts. This is from Brooke D., "I reached out to Marijuana Anonymous. Is there a group for loved ones? Are there meetings? They’d only heard of a group of women in California many years prior around 1993 that started a meeting and it died on the vine. However Marijuana Anonymous did create a logo and said “Here you go, maybe you can use it. Oh, and here is another person who reached out that might be interested. And… I created an outreach email, took calls from hurting souls who just needed someone to listen and finally understand, ran a weekly chat meeting, set up a Google forum and co-ran a weekly email meeting. I meshed together MA and Al-Anon’s 12 steps and got them approved by Al-Anon. I attended the Marijuana Anonymous convention in Seattle that winter 2015-2016, made flyers and finally a real in-person meeting. Mar-Anon is now spreading its wings with Bart, Aubree and Tracy and helping thousands of others. The need is there. We are not alone. It is beautiful and I am full of gratitude."

Organization The only requirement for membership to Marijuana Anonymous is a desire to stop using marijuana; there are no dues or fees. As an organization, Marijuana Anonymous attempts to stay neutral and has no official stance on the legality of cannabis, per Tradition Ten which states, "Marijuana Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the MA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." It is difficult for the organization to avoid taking a stance on whether marijuana is physically addicting, as their program is intended to help recover from marijuana addiction. However, the organization maintains that its materials are not to be considered medical or scientific literature, but rather based on personal experiences of its members. There is a piece of literature, "The Doctor's Opinion on Marijuana Addiction" by Dr. Marvin Seppala, Chief Medical Officer of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation written for members of Marijuana Anonymous.

Meetings Meetings are a vital part of the MA program. This is where fellowship members go for peer-to-peer support, for literature, and to mark and celebrate their abstinence from marijuana. There are regularly scheduled daily meetings across the globe, in many formats including: in-person, online and phone meetings. Per the 7th Tradition, all meetings are autonomous, self-supporting, free to attend, and outside contributions are not accepted.

Literature

Life With Hope The full title is Life With Hope: A Return to Living Through the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Marijuana Anonymous. The book is available for purchase, and is free on the Marijuana Anonymous app.

A New Leaf A New Leaf is a monthly newsletter published by Marijuana Anonymous. It contains stories and sobriety anniversaries of MA members along with the occasional article from the board members.

Pamphlets Like most twelve step programs, MA also has informative pamphlet literature which it gives away for free. Pamphlets topics range from Why Marijuana Anonymous, Detoxing From Marijuana, Working the Program, etc.

References

External links Marijuanna Anonymous Coins Marijuana Anonymous - Marijuana Anonymous World Services (MAWS) MAWS Conference (MA Conference) MAWS Convention (MA Convention) Mar-Anon

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marijuana Anonymous

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marijuana Anonymous claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marijuana Anonymous before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marijuana Anonymous ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marijuana Anonymous

In research: Marijuana Anonymous appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Marijuana Anonymous in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Marijuana Anonymous is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1989 in cannabis, Addiction and substance abuse organizations, Cannabis organizations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marijuana Anonymous outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Marijuana Anonymous in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Marijuana Anonymous means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Marijuana Anonymous out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Marijuana Anonymous in simple terms?

Marijuana Anonymous (MA) founded in 1989 is an organization and twelve-step program for people with common desire to maintain abstinence from marijuana. History Marijuana Anonymous (MA) formed in June 1989 to address compulsive use of cannabis.

Why does Marijuana Anonymous matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Marijuana Anonymous?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Marijuana Anonymous.