Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (October 7, 2005)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1042 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1008 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 34 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 766 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 655 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 82 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 28 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
  • 169 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 72 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 74 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	114	44
British Columbia	202	124
Manitoba	22	16
New Brunswick	13	8
Newfoundland and Labrador	18	11
Nova Scotia	71	32
Ontario	444	226
Québec	92	56
Saskatchewan	25	10
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	7	2
Total	1008	529

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