Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (March 2, 2007)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1751 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    
    
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1213 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1044 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 169 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
      
      
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 332 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 253 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 159 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	165	85
British Columbia	368	248
Manitoba	28	19
New Brunswick	33	22
Newfoundland and Labrador	22	11
Nova Scotia	133	73
Ontario	767	453
Québec	175	85
Saskatchewan	48	33
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	12	7
TOTAL	1751	1036

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