1. NAME OF GROUP: Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

2. LENGTH OF TIME THIS GROUP HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE: Since 1994

3. NUMBER OF MEETINGS REGISTERED: http://crystalmeth.org/cma-meetings/meeting-search.html As of 2015, CMA has over 500 meetings registered in over 100 cities of the US.

4. LIST OF FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND MEETING PROTOCOLS

12 Steps, 12 Traditions, 12 Concepts, Crystal Clear: Stories of Hope = CMA Book, The CMA Service

Manual

5. TYPE OF DECISION-MAKING ENTITY:

Crystal Meth Anonymous exists with a foot in two worlds: It is primarily a spiritual entity

concerned with carrying the message of recovery, but it is also an incorporated, non-profit

organization which must comply with state and federal laws. Our service structure is

designed to balance these two roles while expressing the group conscience of the Fellowship

of Crystal Meth Anonymous. CMA World Services which includes the General Services Conference +

Board of Trustees (as well as their committees and subcommittees). See page 33– CMA Service

Manual for GSC Subcommittees.

6. DECSCRIPTION OF THE DECISION-MAKING ENTITY: The Board of Trustees is comprised of up to 28

total members: 22 members (up to 2 each) from 11 regions in North America, plus up to six at large

members. While the regional trustees must be addicts and members of CMA, non-addicts are

eligible to be at large trustees. The Board has 2 standing committees: The Executive Committee +

General Services Committee (GSC).

The GSC is primarily responsible for the day-to-day activities of CMA that relate inward to the

fellowship. The Executive Committee, on the other hand, is responsible for those corporate

activities that relate outward to various State and Federal agencies, which regulate the business

activities of Crystal Meth Anonymous, Inc.

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See page 4 – GS Conference Report

7. DOES THIS GROUP HAVE A SEPARATE DECISION-MAKING ENTITY FOR LITERATURE? IF SO, WHAT IS IT? Yes, Literature Committee

8. WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CREATION AND APPROVAL OF LITERATURE? Soliciting literature

submissions from individual members or local literature committees of CMA, writing and editing

literature, adhering to the guidelines for literature adopted by the GSC. All literature must be

submitted to the GSC for interim approval. It can then be circulated to fellowship. After period of

time (years in some cases), the new work can be submitted to the Conference for approval.

See page 37 – CMA Service Manual + website: http://crystalmeth.org/for-the-fellowship/cma-

subcommittees/literature-subcommittee/submit-your-story.html

9. NOMINATION/ELECTION PROCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE DECISION-MAKING ENTITY INCLUDING WHO GETS TO VOTE FOR MEMBERS: Regional Trustees (22 positions) are elected at the Regional Assembly. Nominations to fill open Regional Trustee positions are made by the Area Assemblies within each Region. Every area is allowed to make one nomination. See page 29 - CMA Service Manual. The at large Trustees (up to 6) are appointed by the Board (according to Article VII Section 1 of the Bylaws). Following a nominee’s appointment by the Board, the Trustees are obligated by tradition to formally elect these nominees to the Board at the next annual meeting of the Board. See page 43 – CMA Service Manual

10. TERMS OF OFFICE FOR DECISION-MAKING ENTITY:

Trustees each serve a four year term, staggered so that every two years one of the two trustees from

each region completes their term. See page 29 – CMA Service Manual

11. WHAT DECISIONS DOES THE DECISION-MAKING ENTITY MAKE?

The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring smooth day to day operations of CMA. It directs all of CMA’s financial, legal and operational activities. Their primary duties and responsibilities are outlined in the Bylaws. And the Board of Trustees receives guidance and direction from the Conference. See page 40 – CMA Service Manual

12. DOES THIS GROUP HAVE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP? HOW IS IT REPRESENTED?

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Yes. UK, Canada, Germany, Australia and Iran. See website: http://crystalmeth.org/cma-meetings/cma-

meetings-directory.html

13. DOES THIS GROUP HAVE AN ONLINE/PHONE MEMBERSHIP? HOW IS IT REPRESENTED?

Yes, one online meeting Friday @ 8pm. See website: http://crystalmeth.org/component/sobipro/3736-

online.html?Itemid=0

14. DOES THIS GROUP HAVE GROUPS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS? HOW ARE THEY REPRESENTED?

Yes, Hospitals & Institutions Committee.

15. NAME LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT ARE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND THE DECISION-MAKING ENTITY:

Groups>GSR>District>DCM>Area Assembly>Area Delegate>Board of Trustees>Committees>Sub Committees> General Services Conference

Regional Assemblies need have no permanent structure; direct support to help the crystal methaddict is best provided by the local service structure. In addition to selecting Board nominees, Regions may also hold Assemblies to promote unity within that Region. The Areas within the Region may form a committee to host an Assembly. The Regional Assemblies may occur at any time or place chosen by the Region, but time is allotted to assemble at the Conference itself.

16. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE INTERGROUP? Intergroups are not part of the CMA service structure. They are “groups of groups,” local in nature, that provide services to their groups such as meeting lists, literature caches, and phone lines. Most of these services require the spending of money, so Intergroups should be incorporated. They handle business, whereas the rest of the service structure handles spiritual matters.

17. FINANCIAL SETUP

• NATIONAL: group donations, literature sales, Direct Contributions

• INTERNATIONAL:

18. DIAGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:

Groups>GSR>District>DCM>Area Assembly>Area Delegate>General Services Conference>Board of Trustees

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See page 10 – CMA Service Manual

19. WHAT TYPE OF REPRESENTATION MODE IS USED TO MAKE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE ENTIRE FELLOWSHIP BODY?

To deal with issues that affect CMA as a whole = CMA World Services which includes the Conference (which

holds final responsibility and ultimate authority) as well as the Board of Trustees and its committees and

subcommittees (which act to resolve such issues on a day-to-day basis). See page 12 CMA Service Manual

20. HOW DOES THE GOVERNING BODY ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE FELLOWSHIP?

CMA World Services receives its direction and guidance from the collective group conscience of the

individual CMA groups via the GSRs to the Conference Delegates to the Conference.

21. WHAT PROCESS IS IN PLACE TO BRING NEEDS BEFORE THE ENTIRE FELLOWSHIP BODY?

World Conference – annual assembly of the service body for CMA made up of Area Delegates, Board of

Trustees, and General Service Committee.

22. WHO IS ABLE TO VOTE AT THE CONFERENCE OF THE FELLOWSHIP BODY?

The voting members of the Conference include each Area Delegate and each member of the board of

Trustees. The Charter also states that Areas within the Provinces of Canada will be allowed to vote. Each

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Conference member carries a single vote. See page 26 - CMA Service Manual

23. WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE CONFERENCE CAN ISSUE DIRECTIVES?

Ordinary day-to-day operating decisions can be made by the authority vested in the Board while

other broader decisions affecting the whole of CMA are made by the General Services

Conference, acting as the effective voice of the entire fellowship.

Sometimes these issues are controversial. When decided in haste based on "majority

rule," there is always the risk that a substantial proportion of the fellowship will feel

alienated, risking schisms that could destroy the unity of CMA. Therefore, before a

decision is made, it is imperative that consensus be sought. Though we strive for

unanimity in all cases, the Conference may direct the Trustees by an advisory action

with a two-thirds vote. When this "substantial unanimity" cannot be reached, further

discussions take place until consensus is reached. We aim not to bend opposing

viewpoints to our will, but rather to seek compromise and common ground wherever

possible.

24. WHAT ARE THE ONGOING ROLES AND DUTIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE FELLOWSHIP BODY?

The General Service Conference of Crystal Meth Anonymous (C.M.A.) is the guardian of world

services and of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of C.M.A. The Conference will act for the

fellowship of C.M.A. in the perpetuation and guidance of its world services, and it will also be the

vehicle by which the C.M.A. Fellowship can express its view upon all matters of vital C.M.A policy and

all hazardous deviations from C.M.A. Tradition. The Conference will hear the financial and policy

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reports of the Board of Trustees and its related corporate services. The Conference will advise the

trustees, directors, and staff members upon all matters presented as affecting C.M.A. as a whole,

engage in debate, appoint necessary committees, and pass suitable resolutions for the advice or

direction of the Board of Trustees and its related services. The Conference may also discuss and

recommend appropriate action respecting serious deviations from C.M.A. Tradition or harmful

misuse of the name “Crystal Meth Anonymous.” The Conference may draft any needed bylaws and

will name its own officers and committees by any method of its own choosing.

See Conference Charter - pages 51-54 CMA Service Manual

25. OFFICIAL FELLOWSHIP PROCESS FOR SOLVING GROUP PROBLEMS:

Groups are autonomous and should use traditions to solve group problems.

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