{"id":34550,"date":"2018-11-11T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T03:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-maws.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=34550"},"modified":"2025-12-27T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:47:36","slug":"manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/service\/manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Anonymous Service Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-marijuana-anonymous-service-manual\">Marijuana Anonymous Service Manual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA Service Manual is an invaluable reference resource for members in service, meetings, Regions, and Districts. The purpose of this manual is to explain the organization and function of the Service Structure of MA. The procedures, guidelines, and service structures have been created to best unify MA and pursue the goal of helping the marijuana addict. The Service Manual also provides some context to the history of MA, including historical documents, such as the Conference Charter and Bylaws, and further explains the relationship between the fellowship of MA and the nonprofit section 501(c)(3) corporation of MA World Services. We hope that this manual will help all who are interested in service to MA to understand the value of service and the way in which it is rendered. The Service Manual is updated annually to reflect the latest decisions made at the MA World Service Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-76bfe4c6-a95e-4188-99ff-6c6d47a8efda\" href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Digital-Copy-SM-Version-8.2-2025-Final-1.pdf\">Service Manual &#8211; Version 8.2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Digital-Copy-SM-Version-8.2-2025-Final-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-76bfe4c6-a95e-4188-99ff-6c6d47a8efda\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*This PDF has been released as of July 2025 and reflects the actions of the 2025 Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For your ease, this page can also be accessed with the short link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ma12.org\/SM\">MA12.org\/SM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-service-manual-8-2-is-available-in-print-from-nbsp-anewleafpublications-org\">Service Manual 8.2 is available in print from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anewleafpublications.org\/product\/sm\/\">anewleafpublications.org<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-additional-ma-service-materials-see-the-nbsp-committee-handbooks-nbsp-and-the-nbsp-ma-intellectual-property-policies\">For additional MA service materials see the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/world-services\/committee-handbooks\">Committee Handbooks<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/ip-faq\/\">MA Intellectual Property Policies<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marijuana Anonymous Service Manual The MA Service Manual is an invaluable reference resource for members in service, meetings, Regions, and Districts. 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