Our demands

Our main task is to ensure that all patients in Switzerland, regardless of their place of residence or financial status, have equal access to cannabis and cannabinoids for medical treatments. We are committed to ensuring that everyone who is interested in this treatment option has access to reliable information. On our website you will find information on how to obtain a prescription for the medical use of cannabis. You will also find testimonials from people, who already use cannabis medicinally. The exchange with each other is important and helps many affected people find the right form of therapy.

We are also intensively committed to increasing educational work on the medical use of cannabis in Switzerland. We are aimed at patients, carers, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public. We are actively seeking increased collaboration with the scientific community and the cannabis industry to expand knowledge and experience in this area. Our vision is to integrate cannabis as a therapeutic option into medical education and practice. This requires continuous optimization and expansion of our efforts.

The financial burden on patients caused by the costs of cannabis medication is a challenge that we want to address in the future. Our goal is to raise awareness among health insurance companies and insurance companies in order to achieve comprehensive cost coverage for the medical use of cannabis. We inform and actively work to ensure that no one is excluded from this alternative herbal therapy option due to financial hurdles.

We call for legal reform that enables patients who are stable on the medical use of cannabis to drive safely. This regulation must ensure fair treatment that creates legal certainty for patients and at the same time does not affect road safety. We are committed to clear and understandable guidelines that take the patient's individual driving ability into account and avoid discrimination.

In the future, we will work harder to ensure that patients whose costs for the medical use of cannabis are not or only partially covered are given the right to grow their own cannabis. Regardless of financial restrictions, those affected should have the opportunity to supply themselves with cannabis without being criminalized. We will be politically active and use targeted lobbying at the political level to ensure that the law is adapted accordingly.

MEDCAN has many members who have had very good success with CBD drops. However, these drops are no longer available undenatured. This means that a prescription from a doctor is required and the drops for oral use can only be purchased at the pharmacy, which has significantly increased the cost. We don't think that's fair. We demand that CBD continues to be available without a prescription because the active ingredient is not dangerous. Many people have achieved very good therapeutic success with CBD.