Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (April 7, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1399 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1391 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 8 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1005 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 890 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 109 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 5 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
  • 266 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 190 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 72 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	142	69
British Columbia	301	205
Manitoba	26	17
New Brunswick	15	13
Newfoundland and Labrador	24	16
Nova Scotia	95	53
Ontario	613	360
Québec	130	72
Saskatchewan	36	20
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	9	4
Total	1391	829

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