Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (June 1, 2007)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana 
  • 1816 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana 
  • 1288 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1111 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 177 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds 
  • 356 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 293 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 177 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	168	84
British Columbia	381	243
Manitoba	28	17
New Brunswick	37	25
Newfoundland and Labrador	20	10
Nova Scotia	134	78
Ontario	807	470
Québec	172	92
Saskatchewan	55	34
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	14	10
TOTAL	1816	1063

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