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

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 943 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 901 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 42 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 695 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 582 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 77 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 36 hold an Exemption for cultivation/production under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
    • 0 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
  • 58 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 68 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	105	35
British Columbia	181	110
Manitoba	19	15
New Brunswick	13	8
Newfoundland and Labrador	12	6
Nova Scotia	65	27
Ontario	389	178
Québec	88	56
Saskatchewan	23	9
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	6	2
Total	901	446

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