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EnglishWhat Types of Meetings and Resources Does MA District 28 Offer?
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MA District 28 offers more than 35 phone meetings per week, including general open meetings plus separate women's and men's meetings, and supports them with readings, prayers, a speaker-tape podcast, virtual sobriety chips, and links to the Marijuana Anonymous app and main site. It is aimed at anyone who has a desire to stop using marijuana and wants phone-based participation, with meeting times listed in Eastern time.
Phone meetings: the core of the site
The site's central claim is scale and accessibility: over 35 phone meetings a week, all reachable by phone rather than video or in-person attendance. The schedule is organized under "Join a phone meeting (Eastern time)," so anyone outside the Eastern time zone needs to convert times before planning.
Meeting types visible in the site's navigation include:
- Open meetings (MAWPM) — the general phone meeting format, with its own script, newcomer script, promises script, and Saturday-night script.
- Women's meetings (WIR) — a separate women's track with its own script, chair guidelines, service positions, and business agenda.
- Men's meetings (DIR) — a parallel men's track with its own script.
If you are choosing where to start, the newcomer script and Newcomer FAQ pages are the natural entry points before joining a general open meeting.
Resources beyond the meeting itself
The site bundles several support materials that can be used between meetings:
| Resource | What it provides |
|---|---|
| Speaker Tapes / MA Speaker Tapes Podcast | Recorded MA speakers to listen to on demand |
| Virtual Sobriety Chips | A way to request a chip marking sobriety time without attending in person |
| Readings & Resources, Meeting Readings | Standard MA readings used in meetings |
| Prayers | The prayers referenced in meeting scripts |
| Newcomer FAQ | Answers for people attending their first meeting |
| Marijuana Anonymous App / MA site links | Entry points to the wider MA program |
| Announcements | District-level updates |
The site also lists service materials — chair guidelines, meeting numbers, safety support, and General Committee agendas and minutes — which matter mainly if you take on a service role rather than just attending.
How to decide what fits you
- First time, unsure what happens? Read the Newcomer FAQ and the newcomer script, then join an open (MAWPM) phone meeting.
- Prefer a single-gender meeting? Use the Women's Meetings (WIR) or Men's Meetings (DIR) pages, each with its own script and guidelines.
- Want something to listen to between meetings? The MA Speaker Tapes Podcast is the listed option.
- Want recognition of sobriety time without in-person attendance? Use the Request a Chip / Virtual Sobriety Chips page.
- Outside Eastern time? Convert the posted times before calling in; the site labels its schedule in Eastern time.
Practical notes
The site describes itself as a place for anyone with "a desire to stop using marijuana (cannabis)," so no prior MA experience is stated as a requirement. The page evidence does not include the actual meeting dial-in numbers, the full schedule, or any statement about cost or login requirements — those details sit on the linked schedule and meeting-number pages, so check there before your first call.