Other existing fellowships from Seattle and New York City (1974)[citation needed], enfolded into MA later.

A peer facilitated support group: these are volunteer positions and no one governs, as Marijuana Anonymous follows an "inverted triangle" of service, where the members are considered most important.

[6] As an organization, Marijuana Anonymous attempts to stay neutral and has no official stance on the legality of cannabis, per Tradition Ten which states, "Marijuana Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the MA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

However, the organization maintains that its materials are not to be considered medical or scientific literature, but rather based on personal experiences of its members.

[10] This is where fellowship members go for peer-to-peer support, for literature, and to mark and celebrate their abstinence from marijuana.