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MEDCAN offers cannabis patients a platform to share their experiences. Get to know some of our members and read their stories.

Stefano

Restless Legs Syndrome, ADHD

"Thanks to cannabis, I can sleep through the night again."

Vera

multiple sclerosis

"I want to shout to the world how incredibly effective cannabis is."

Tobias

Paranoid schizophrenia

"Thanks to CBD, I can do without benzodiazepines."

Bernhard

Prostate cancer

"Thanks to cannabis, I have a better appetite and more energy."

Fabien

ADHD, chronic pain after a herniated disc, glaucoma

"Cannabis makes me a pleasant person to be around."

Sandra

"Since I started using medical cannabis, I haven't had an epileptic seizure."

Andrea

Inflammatory rheumatic autoimmune disease and chronic fatigue (fatigue)

"With THC in my blood, my reaction time is faster than without."

Jan

"As soon as I only had five tranquilizer tablets left in the glass, I would panic. I was addicted to medication."

Peter

neuropathic pain resulting from a stroke

"It would be a huge relief for pain sufferers like myself if health insurance companies would pay for cannabis prescriptions."

Tanja

Diagnosis Lumbospondylogenic pain syndrome, osteoarthritis, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia syndrome, Lyme disease, trigeminal neuralgia

"Thanks to cannabis, I can get out of bed in the morning."

Nicolas

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

"I was given a second life. But I can only endure the pain in my new life thanks to cannabis."

Ava

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) / Cerebral palsy

"The hurdles to being allowed to treat a child with THC drops are far too high." Rebekka L., mother of Ava

Natalie

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

"It infuriates me that I am being deliberately denied the helpful cannabis therapy."

Hansueli

Rheumatoid arthritis

"The pain in my wrists had a firm grip on me. CBD is helping me to take control of my life again."

Sabi

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)

"Thanks to the CBD drops, I'm having peaceful nights again."

Marcel

Crohn's disease

"I had to choose: between better health thanks to cannabis – and driving."

Angelique

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

"Lying in bed at night, I wished I would simply not wake up the next morning."

Patrick

Friedreich's ataxia

"I was only able to complete my apprenticeship thanks to cannabis."

Roger

Liver cirrhosis

"My wish is that social cannabis clubs will soon be introduced in Switzerland so that those affected can legally treat themselves with cannabis."

André

ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

"I received my ADHD diagnosis from a traffic psychologist."

Gerhard

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

"Watching a film, lying on the sofa, reading or meditating. What you might find relaxing is pure torture for me."

Dana

Chronic pain due to two failed hip replacement surgeries

"Cannabis gave me back my laughter."

Simon

multiple sclerosis

"Thanks to cannabis, I was able to stop taking a total of 15 prescription medications. Their side effects were hell for me."

Franziska

"Without cannabis, I probably wouldn't be alive today."