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MEDCAN on 10vor10: We need affordable medications immediately!

Yesterday, the news program "10 vor 10" reported on the Medical Cannabis Association Switzerland and its members. The Swiss medical cannabis law is progressing slowly. The Council of States paved the way for further legislation yesterday. However, it will still be a long time before cannabis patients finally gain access to cannabis-based medications.

Home Growing Workshop – by patients for patients...

Home Growing Workshop – a successful start...

Well-deserved summer holidays...

How does cannabis work medically? ...

How can you get the costs of cannabis medication covered by your health insurance? ...

January 25, 2025

How desperation led to an effective method of cannabis consumption...

February 17, 2026

Become a member of MEDCAN in 2026...

January 27, 2026

We, The Patients – Workshop Cannabis Home Cultivation ...

What is a clinical endocannabinoid deficiency? ...

Four years of medical cannabis: progress, hurdles – and why we as an Association must continue to fight...

Association MEDCAN in the media – visible, in demand and more important than ever...

Telemedicine – An efficient way to your cannabis medicine...

SRF Reporter: My second life with tetraplegia...

SRF Puls: Cannabis – From hippie drug to medical hype...

Summer break at MEDCAN – time to recharge and optimize...

MEDCAN is taking a summer break – we'll be back in September...

Seniors and cannabis...

February 14, 2018

Swiss ADHD patients face significant challenges in obtaining medical prescriptions for cannabis...

Looking back: MEDCAN at the Buds & Beats Festival 2025 ...

Press release: Administrative court ruling highlights the stigma still faced by cannabis patients….

Press release: 10 years of the Medical Cannabis Association Switzerland ...

December 17, 2024

Pitch Night Zurich: Perspectives on Health ...

September 26, 2020

PHYTOMED AG: Continuing education courses on cannabis in medicine, Autumn 2025 ...

August 20, 2025

PHYTOMED AG: Continuing education courses on cannabis in medicine 2025 ...

January 8, 2025

Patients in Vienna are demanding fair access to the medical use of cannabis...

Open letter to the Health Commission – For fair cannabis regulation...

Newsletter now available in 4 languages...

January 19, 2025

Medical prescription of cannabis – a review after 258 days...

MEDCAN'S thoughts on the current price trends for medical cannabis...

Medcan Online Roundtable – Exchange on Cannabis in Medicine ...

August 13, 2025

MEDCAN takes a stand: Patient perspective on the new cannabis products law...

December 10, 2025

MEDCAN Annual Report 2023 ...

MEDCAN featured on the SRF program "Gesundheit heute" ...

January 27, 2026

MEDCAN on the 10vor10 news program: We urgently need affordable medications! ...

MEDCAN at CannaTrade 2024...

MEDCAN – 10 years of tireless dedication to cannabis as medicine...

MEDCAN is also gaining international recognition...

A clear separation between medical and Recreational Consumption ...

Mark your calendars: The Annual General Meeting will take place on April 26, 2025...

January 22, 2025

MEDCAN 2024 Year in Review ...

December 14, 2024

Annual Report 2025 ...

Annual closing letter from the President ...

December 16, 2025

Interprofessional training: "Cannabis as medicine – From Plant to Patient" ...

December 17, 2024

Shirt parade in the Zurich Oberland ...

Cannabis flowers for medical use are finally available in Swiss pharmacies...

December 28, 2022

Invitation to the MEDCAN General Assembly 2026 ...

January 30, 2026

Invitation to the AGM on the 420th...

February 13, 2024

A situational analysis from the perspective of Swiss cannabis patients...

January 24, 2019

A question that deeply affected our president and still haunts her today. ...

January 8, 2025

A day to celebrate! ...

A look back at 2023 and a look ahead to our 10th anniversary...

December 3, 2023

A morning in the Federal Parliament Building – MEDCAN in direct exchange with politicians...

September 17, 2025

One year after the amendment to the Narcotics Act, MEDCAN takes stock of medical cannabis in Switzerland...

The situation on the black market is becoming increasingly dangerous for cannabis patients...

The new MEDCAN website is online...

February 20, 2024

Modern medicine needs to seriously rethink pain therapy...

December 9, 2024

The history of cannabis – between prohibition and legalization...

September 11, 2023

Germany decriminalizes cannabis and allows legal consumption...

The Medical Cannabis Social Club ...

The entourage effect – the therapeutic interplay of cannabis constituents...

January 10, 2020

The endocannabinoid system is not taught in medical school...

November 6, 2018

CBD under pressure: EU classifies cannabidiol as toxic to reproduction...

Cannatrade panel discussion ...

September 19, 2019

CannaTrade 2026 – Program now online ...

CannaTrade 2026 ...

January 14, 2026

CannaTrade 2023 – International Hemp Fair and Festival for Business and End Customers ...

CannaTrade – International Hemp Fair and Festival ...

February 13, 2024

Cannabis terpenes and their diverse effects...

October 17, 2023

A cannabis patient had to be rushed to the hospital due to "fake cannabis"...

Cannabis flowers from Neuro login – a first user report...

January 30, 2023

Referring to cannabis patients as "stoners" is wrong and inappropriate...

February 13, 2024

Cannabis legalization: Federal Council launches consultation process...

September 3, 2025

Cannabis in medicine – professional and patient organizations must also take action! ...

Prescription cannabis for chronically ill patients – why MEDCAN is still needed even after the change in the law...

Cannabis as medicine: reality versus BAG statistics ...

November 1, 2025

Cannabis as medicine – legal since 2022...

Cannabis as Medicine – From Plant to Patient ...

February 14, 2024

Cannabinoid Conference 2022 ...

September 25, 2022

Cannabidiol ban in Switzerland: CBD oil must be rendered inedible. ...

CanMed Ticino – A patient association for Ticino ...

Buds and Beats Festival 2025...

January 17, 2025

Letter for clarification – if your doctor is unwilling to help with a cannabis prescription...

Visit us at CannaTrade 2024: International Hemp Fair in Zurich! ...

Visit us at the Hemparade on August 31, 2024! ...

Driving and cannabis: Why research is urgently needed...

January 30, 2026

Driving with medical cannabis – a complex challenge...

December 2, 2024

Cannabis patients from Ticino are also beginning to tell their stories in the media...

10 Years Association MEDCAN – A Decade in the Fight Against Prejudice and for Patients' Rights ...

December 14, 2024

“We, The Patients” in Bern...

October 24, 2025

"We, The Patients" – Webinars and events for patients, by patients...

November 18, 2024

“We, The Patients” – Our first patient-by-patient event in Zurich was a complete success! ...

“We, The Patients” – First event in Zurich on March 1, 2025 ...

January 24, 2025

"We, The Patients" – Cannabis for chronic pain...

August 27, 2025

The Doctor – Franjo Grotenhermen ...

October 26, 2023

MEDCAN information platform on Telegram for the medical use of cannabis...

IACM Patient Council – an international coalition for cannabis patients...

Continuing education focus: Cannabinoids in medicine ...

November 26, 2023

PHYTOMED AG offers training courses on the medical application of cannabis...