Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (January 4, 2008)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana 
  • 2369 persons hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    
    
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana 
  • 1646 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1412 persons hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 234 persons hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations(MMAR)
      
      
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds 
  • 515 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 530 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 68 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	214	104
British Columbia	503	315
Manitoba	44	25
New Brunswick	48	31
Newfoundland and Labrador	20	15
Nova Scotia	231	104
Ontario	1000	548
Québec	221	105
Saskatchewan	70	35
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	18	11
Total	2369	1293

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