Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (December 2, 2005)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1186 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1158 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 28 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 859 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 748 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 88 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 22 hold an Exemption for cultivation/production under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
    • 1 holds 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
  • 209 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 138 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 50 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 - Médecins sont comptés seulement une fois s'ils ont appuyé plus qu'une demande
Alberta	134	52
British Columbia	235	151
Manitoba	25	18
New Brunswick	15	10
Newfoundland and Labrador	22	12
Nova Scotia	79	40
Ontario	510	267
Québec	102	63
Saskatchewan	28	12
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	8	3
Total	1158	628

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