Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (January 6, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1215 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1196 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 19 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 872 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 764 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 94 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 13 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
  • 232 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 158 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 46 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	129	51
British Columbia	248	160
Manitoba	26	19
New Brunswick	15	11
Newfoundland and Labrador	23	13
Nova Scotia	80	39
Ontario	529	283
Québec	110	66
Saskatchewan	29	12
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	7	4
Total	1196	658

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