Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (January 3, 2009)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana 
  • 3286 persons hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana 
  • 2328 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 1977 persons hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 351 persons hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds 
  • 544 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 734 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 140 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	225	116
British Columbia	768	424
Manitoba	48	28
New Brunswick	76	37
Newfoundland and Labrador	33	20
Nova Scotia	411	137
Ontario	1360	697
Québec	264	134
Saskatchewan	83	50
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	18	15
TOTAL	3286	1658

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