Stakeholder Statistics - March 2005

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 813 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 757 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 56 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 574 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 464 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 59 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 49 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
  • 131 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 54 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 19 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	TotalAuthorizations 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	87	28
British Columbia	149	79
Manitoba	19	13
New Brunswick	12	10
Newfoundland and Labrador	10	7
Nova Scotia	57	21
Ontario	325	136
Québec	73	50
Saskatchewan	20	6
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	5	2
TOTAL	757	352

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