Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (March 3, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1306 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1295 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 11 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 939 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 831 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 100 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 7 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
  • 253 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 182 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 63 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	135	63
British Columbia	274	180
Manitoba	26	17
New Brunswick	13	12
Newfoundland and Labrador	24	15
Nova Scotia	86	49
Ontario	576	327
Québec	120	71
Saskatchewan	32	16
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	9	4
Total	1295	754

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