Stakeholder Statistics - August 2005

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 858 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 809 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 49 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 638 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 523 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 72 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 42 hold an Exemption for cultivation/production under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
    • 1 hold a designated person Exemption for cultivation/production under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 161 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 55 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 58 persons are receiving dried marihuana (for up to four (4) months) and have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes

Geographical Distribution of Authorizations to Possess Under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)

Number of Physicians per Province in relation to Authorizations to Possess under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)

Province	Total Authorizations to Possess	Total Physicians (a) Who Support Current Authorization to Possess
a - Physicians are only counted once if they supported more than one application
Alberta	89	28
British Columbia	168	99
Manitoba	17	13
New Brunswick	8	6
Newfoundland and Labrador	11	6
Nova Scotia	63	25
Ontario	345	155
Québec	82	50
Saskatchewan	21	7
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	5	1
Total	809	390

Applications¹ Received per Month for Authorization to Possess under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)