Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (April 6, 2007)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana 
  • 1742 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana 
  • 1207 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1040 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 167 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds 
  • 351 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 274 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 170 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	162	82
British Columbia	366	236
Manitoba	28	19
New Brunswick	34	25
Newfoundland and Labrador	22	11
Nova Scotia	128	75
Ontario	772	457
Québec	170	85
Saskatchewan	48	31
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	12	7
TOTAL	1742	1028

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