{"id":244123,"date":"2025-10-20T14:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/?p=244123"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:51:28","slug":"12-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/reading\/12-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Twelve Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The following questions may help you determine whether marijuana is a problem in your life<\/em>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Has using marijuana stopped being fun?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you ever get high alone?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Do you use marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems or to cope with your feelings?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Has your marijuana use led to financial difficulties and\/or legal consequences?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your use of marijuana?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Has your use of marijuana caused problems with your health, memory, concentration, or motivation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Have friends or relatives ever complained that your using is damaging your relationship with them?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you answered yes to any of the above questions, <\/strong>you may have a problem with marijuana.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Conference-approved May 2021, reprinted with permission of MA World Services.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n