{"id":137511,"date":"2023-01-30T18:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T02:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/?page_id=137511"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:36:05","slug":"am-i-a-marijuana-addict","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/am-i-a-marijuana-addict\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I A Marijuana Addict?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-am-i-a-marijuana-addict\">Am I A Marijuana Addict?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of Marijuana Anonymous strive to be free of weed because we have found it impossible to use marijuana responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We have discovered&nbsp;it is easier not to use&nbsp;than to&nbsp;<em>try to control&nbsp;<\/em>our cannabis use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many MA members wish we had the ability to use pot casually, but we have proven to ourselves over and over, that we cannot, and accept the harsh reality of our addictive tendencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVbvUqegi5w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>The support of our fellow recovering marijuana addicts, and the structure of the MA program, provide us with happy lives, free from the compulsion to get high constantly.\u00a0<em>For those of us who suffer from marijuana addiction, or cannabis use disorder, this is truly a miracle. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus, drive, and momentum we experience in our sober lives, provide us with the ability to pursue our goals, hopes, and dreams more effectively.\u00a0<em>We are grateful for an opportunity to re-invent ourselves as sober people<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PowerofGroupBlog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PowerofGroupBlog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PowerofGroupBlog-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PowerofGroupBlog-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThe group is more powerful than any of its individual members.\u201d<\/p><cite>-Life with Hope<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise-1024x679.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise-1536x1019.png 1536w, https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-sunrise.png 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;We no longer have to rely on the weak force of self-will to solve our problems.&#8221; -Life with Hope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-to-the-power-of-a-group-and-find-an-ma-meeting\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/find-a-meeting\/\">Connect to the power of a group, and find an MA Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOur groups have found a common solution to a common problem \u2014 something that had been impossible for each individual member to accomplish on their own.\u201d -Life with Hope<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I A Marijuana Addict?\u00a0 Members of Marijuana Anonymous strive to be free of weed because we have found it impossible to use marijuana responsibly. 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