How to Find a Marijuana Anonymous Meeting Through District 12

Marijuana Anonymous District 12 serves Marin and Sonoma Counties in California and holds meetings on many days of the week. To find one, start on the District 12 meetings page, which is the page the site itself points to for checking the status of a meeting near you. If nothing local fits your schedule, two other options exist: online meetings through MA World Services and phone meetings through ma-phone.org.

Start With the District 12 Meetings Page

The site's own guidance is direct: "To check the status of a meeting near you, go to our meetings page." That page is where current local meeting information lives, so it is the right first stop rather than relying on a schedule copied somewhere else.

District 12 covers Marin and Sonoma Counties and has meetings many days of the week, so there is a reasonable chance of finding a day and time that works. Because meeting times and formats can change, treat the meetings page as the source of truth and re-check it before you go.

If You Cannot Attend Locally

Two alternatives are listed for people who cannot make a District 12 meeting:

• Online meetings — MA World Services offers them at https://marijuana-anonymous.org/find-a-meeting/. This is useful if you are outside Marin and Sonoma, traveling, or prefer not to attend in person.
• Phone meetings — Visit ma-phone.org to attend MA phone meetings. The site also suggests posting the ma-phone.org flyer in places you frequent to help spread the word.

What Happens at a District 12 Meeting

Marijuana Anonymous describes itself as a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope to solve their common problem and help others recover from marijuana addiction. Two points matter if you are deciding whether to walk in:

• The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using marijuana.
• There are no dues or fees for membership; the fellowship is self-supporting through its own contributions.

MA states it is not affiliated with any religious or secular institution or organization and takes no position on outside controversies or causes. Its stated primary purpose is to stay free of marijuana and help the marijuana addict who still suffers do the same, through the suggested twelve steps of recovery and the twelve traditions that guide the group.

The Monthly District Meeting

Beyond the regular 12-step meetings, District 12 holds a monthly district meeting where Group Service Representatives (GSRs) from each weekly meeting gather to decide how best to serve those meetings.

• When: the second Tuesday of every month at 5:45 PM PST
• Where: currently virtual only, via Zoom
• Zoom meeting number: 876 1445 2808
• Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87614452808

The site notes that all recovering potheads are welcome, and that doing service — whether at a weekly meeting or monthly at the district meeting — is described as a key part of staying clean from marijuana. The reasoning given is that addicts tend to isolate, and meetings plus service are presented as ways to make friends in a supportive, non-judgmental environment.

Other Ways to Get Involved or Ask Questions

• MA Forum — listed among the site's pages.
• Email — the site provides an email contact form ("Email us below").
• Text or call — 707-861-8168.
• LGBTQ outreach — the site notes an LGBTQ Outreach Committee is forming through MA World Services.

Quick Reference

If you are unsure whether a meeting is still running, check the meetings page first, then use the phone number or email form if the page does not answer your question.