Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (May 5, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1389 persons are currently allowed to possess marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1385 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 4 hold an Exemption for possession under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1000 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 885 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 113 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 2 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
  • 279 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 194 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 84 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	70
British Columbia	291	202
Manitoba	27	18
New Brunswick	15	14
Newfoundland and Labrador	22	16
Nova Scotia	95	54
Ontario	616	373
Québec	131	73
Saskatchewan	37	22
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	9	4
Total	1385	846

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