Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (January 5, 2007)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1678 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    
    
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1179 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1029 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 150 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
      
      
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 320 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 248 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 142 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	152	79
British Columbia	357	242
Manitoba	24	17
New Brunswick	26	21
Newfoundland and Labrador	20	12
Nova Scotia	127	71
Ontario	737	440
Québec	174	90
Saskatchewan	49	33
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	12	5
TOTAL	1678	1010

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