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

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1468 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    
    
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1025 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 900 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 125 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 288 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 240 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 102 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	143	74
British Columbia	316	216
Manitoba	26	20
New Brunswick	20	19
Newfoundland and Labrador	19	12
Nova Scotia	113	64
Ontario	626	386
Québec	151	81
Saskatchewan	43	26
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	11	5
Total	1468	903

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