Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (December 1, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1609 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1136 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 990 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 146 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 316 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 243 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 131 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	146	78
British Columbia	349	235
Manitoba	24	16
New Brunswick	26	21
Newfoundland and Labrador	18	12
Nova Scotia	118	65
Ontario	699	426
Québec	171	88
Saskatchewan	47	31
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	11	5
TOTAL	1609	977

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