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History. Marijuana Anonymous (MA) formed in June 1989 [1] 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. [2] Among the founders at the first MA conference in Morro Bay were delegates ...
FAA – Food Addicts Anonymous. GA – Gamblers Anonymous. Gam-Anon / Gam-A-Teen, for friends and family members of problem gamblers. HA – Heroin Anonymous. LAA – Love Addicts Anonymous. MA – Marijuana Anonymous. NA – Narcotics Anonymous. N/A – Neurotics Anonymous, for recovery from mental and emotional illness.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition ( MassCann) is a non-profit public education organization working for the moderation of marijuana laws. MassCann organizes the Freedom Rally on Boston Common every third Saturday in September. Their newsletter, Mass Grass, is published six times annually. Membership is open to the public and ...
The Governor's Council unanimously approved Gov. Maura Healey's mass pardon Wednesday that grants official forgiveness to anyone convicted of simple cannabis possession in Massachusetts.. The ...
Twelve-step programs are international mutual aid programs supporting recovery from substance addictions, behavioral addictions and compulsions. Developed in the 1930s, the first twelve-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded by Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, aided its membership to overcome alcoholism. [1]
May 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department took a significant step toward rescheduling marijuana Thursday, formalizing its process to reclassify the drug as lower-risk and ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced Wednesday that she intends to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession charges, a move that could impact hundreds of thousands of Bay State residents.
Marijuana Anonymous has made similar changes to adapt the traditions to marijuana use, and has gone a step further by eliminating male pronouns in reference to God. This parallels the wording of MA's Twelve Steps. The MA Steps and Traditions are listed and expanded upon in MA's text, Life With Hope. Singleness of purpose