Stakeholder Statistics - July 2005

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 794 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 739 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 55 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 586 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 470 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 67 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 47 hold an Exemption for cultivation/production under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
    • 2 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
  • 148 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 53 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 52 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	84	25
British Columbia	158	87
Manitoba	12	11
New Brunswick	8	6
Newfoundland and Labrador	11	6
Nova Scotia	57	23
Ontario	312	134
Québec	72	45
Saskatchewan	20	5
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	5	1
Total	739	343

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