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Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends
upon M.A. unity.
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For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority, a loving
God whose expression may come through in our group conscience.
Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
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The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using
marijuana.
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Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other
groups or M.A. as a whole.
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Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to
the marijuana addict who still suffers.
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M.A. groups ought never endorse, finance, or lend the M.A. name
to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of
money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
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Every M.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining
outside contributions.
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Marijuana Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but
our service centers may employ special workers.
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M.A., as such, ought never be organized, but we may create service
boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
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Marijuana Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the
M.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
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Our public relations policy is based upon attraction rather than
promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level
of press, radio, t.v., film, and other public media. We need guard
with special care the anonymity of all fellow M.A. members.
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Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever
reminding us to place principles before personalities.
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