What is Mar-Anon?

What is Mar-Anon?

Over the years, some of us have tried to find support in Al-Anon or in Nar-Anon. Many desperate families have contacted Marijuana Anonymous (M.A.) looking for help.  Mar-Anon is a 12-Step program designed specifically for those who are affected by another’s marijuana use.

Questions to determine if Mar-Anon could help you:

1. Do you think someone in your life is dependent on marijuana?
2. Has another person’s marijuana use caused tension in your relationship?
3. Are you enabling chronic marijuana use – financially or emotionally?
4. Do you feel bad when other people doubt that marijuana usage can be addictive and/or harmful?
5. Do you worry that the marijuana user has retreated from your relationship or from life?
6. Do you think marijuana use has changed your loved one’s personality?
7. Have you ever been embarrassed or ashamed by the marijuana user’s habit?
8. Have you ever hoped the marijuana user would “grow out of” using?
9. Do you try/have you tried to get the marijuana user to seek treatment for emotional/mental issues?
10. Have you attended other 12-step meetings for support and felt your specific concerns were not addressed?

How it works:

Mar-Anon is a fellowship of those affected by  another person’s marijuana use.  Its foundation is the Twelve Steps, adapted from Marijuana Anonymous, which can be a powerful, life-changing tool.  We come together to work the steps and offer hope, comfort and support for other members.  We are not a religious group, instead we use the steps as a path of self-discovery and personal change.

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Try’s and Try Not’s (adapted from Al-Anon):

Try not to take your loved one’s choices or behavior personally
Try not to manipulate or control your loved one
Try not to allow yourself to get stuck in a judgmental, contemptuous or bitter mindset

DO try to keep the focus on yourself
DO try to take care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually
DO try to understand the nature of addiction as a disease
DO try to attend open Marijuana Anonymous meetings and read their literature
DO attend Al-Anon meetings and read their literature
DO contact Mar-Anon!

 

Twelve Steps of Mar-Anon

Twelve Traditions of Mar-Anon

Letter: I Am Addicted To Marijuana. I Need Your Help

Letter:  I Have Cannabis-Induced Psychosis. I Need Your Help

 

REMEMBER:
You are not alone!

 The only requirement for membership in Mar-Anon is that a person be affected by another’s marijuana use.  Join our Mar-Anon monthly newsletter to learn about new meetings, updates  and general information.