Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (November 4, 2005)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1118 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1087 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 31 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 816 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 705 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 85 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 25 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
  • 197 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 119 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 49 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	123	50
British Columbia	217	139
Manitoba	24	18
New Brunswick	14	9
Newfoundland and Labrador	19	11
Nova Scotia	71	34
Ontario	484	247
Québec	101	61
Saskatchewan	25	12
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	9	4
Total	1087	585

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