Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (August 4, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1532 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1532 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 0 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1090 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 967 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 123 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 0 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
  • 312 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 222 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 89 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	157	83
British Columbia	323	233
Manitoba	31	22
New Brunswick	18	18
Newfoundland and Labrador	23	16
Nova Scotia	113	65
Ontario	659	391
Québec	152	84
Saskatchewan	45	27
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	11	5
Total	1532	944

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