Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (May 4, 2007)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana 
  • 1774 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana 
  • 1244 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1078 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 166 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds 
  • 359 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 279 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 179 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	80
British Columbia	371	236
Manitoba	28	18
New Brunswick	37	25
Newfoundland and Labrador	22	11
Nova Scotia	134	79
Ontario	786	456
Québec	166	82
Saskatchewan	52	32
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	13	8
TOTAL	1774	1027

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