SchweizLicensed Swiss physicianLegal medical therapy100% online or in person in Zurich and Liestal
Book a free 10-minute information call with our licensed Swiss physician. In one conversation you will learn how the process works, how the law works, and what happens next.
Memberships
A membership is not an endorsement or a partnership.
- 4languages: German, English, Russian; the information call also in Italian
- 2practices, Zurich and Liestal; by video anywhere in Switzerland
- 10 minfree information call with the physician before you pay anything
- CHF 149fixed price for the consultation, known before you book
What you receive
One consultation. Everything you need to decide.
A clinical appointment with a named Swiss physician, documented in writing, and the practical steps that follow it. The pages shown are from the free patient guide, which explains each step before you book.
Included in every consultation
- Thirty minutes with our physician Oxana Smagulova, by video or in person
- Medical history, current medication and an assessment, documented
- A written treatment plan, where medically indicated
- Documentation for an insurance cost-approval request
- The physician's reporting to the BAG (MeCanna), handled for you
- Follow-up appointments with the same physician, online or in person
- Caterina on WhatsApp from your first question to your appointment
- Money-back guarantee: the fee back in full if treatment is not medically indicated
Whether treatment is medically indicated is decided by the physician in the consultation. There is no entitlement to a prescription.
Cover
The legal situation
How the consultation works
Driving, travel, work, insurance
The free patient guide
Five pages on the law, the process, the costs and the practical rules: driving, travel, work, insurance. Read it before the information call.
Get the patient guide (PDF)How it works
Three steps, and you can stop after the first one at no cost.
Free information call
Ten minutes with our physician. You will learn how the process works, how the law works, and what happens next.
Medical consultation
By video or in person in Zurich or Liestal. Assessment and, where medically indicated, a treatment plan. CHF 149 privately or via insurance.
Ongoing care
Dispensing takes place through a licensed Swiss pharmacy of your choice. The same physician reviews your treatment plan at scheduled follow-ups, online or in person.
Questions? Message us on WhatsApp.
Quick and simple, also before you book.
Online or in person
100% online or at our practice in Zurich or Liestal
The consultation takes place by video, wherever you are in Switzerland, or in person at one of our practices by arrangement. Either way, you see the same physician.
Write to us, or mention it in the free information call.
Online, anywhere in Switzerland
By video, with no travel and no waiting room. Follow-up appointments can take place online too.
In-person appointments by arrangement.
In-person appointments by arrangement.
What the law says
Three facts behind the way we work. Each source is linked.
1 Aug 2022
since then, any licensed Swiss physician may prescribe medical cannabis where medically indicated
The revised Narcotics Act removed the exceptional permit of the BAG. The decision lies with the physician, based on an individual assessment of history, medication and risks.
BAG, medical use of cannabisPharmacy only
medication is dispensed by licensed pharmacies on an official narcotics prescription
We are a medical practice, not a pharmacy. We store, sell and ship no medication. The prescription goes to the pharmacy of your choice, which sets prices and availability.
BetmKV Art. 46 and 47 (Fedlex)Case by case
basic insurance covers medical cannabis only with prior cost approval
Basic insurance currently lists no cannabis medicines; reimbursement is possible case by case under Art. 71a to 71d KVV. We prepare the documentation for the request; the insurer decides.
BAG, FAQ on cannabis medicines
These are facts about the law and the process, not about the effect of any treatment. Whether treatment is medically indicated is decided by the physician in the consultation.
All legal sourcesPrices
Fixed prices, no surprises
You pay the practice for medical consultations only. Medication is billed separately by the pharmacy of your choice.
Information call
Best for
Finding out how the process, the law and the costs workCHF 0
10 minutes, by video or phone
With our physician. Process, legal situation and costs, before you spend anything.
- Your questions answered
- No medical record is created
- No obligation
Medical consultation
Best for
A clinical appointment with a named Swiss physicianCHF 149
30 minutes, by video or in person
A clinical appointment with our physician Oxana Smagulova.
- Medical history and assessment
- Treatment plan, where medically indicated
- Documentation for an insurance cost-approval request
- Scheduling of follow-up appointments
Book the consultationMoney-back guarantee. If the physician concludes in the consultation that treatment is not medically indicated, you get the CHF 149 back in full.
Annual plan
Best for
Patients with regular follow-up appointmentsCHF 499
per year, or 2 × CHF 249.50
For patients with regular follow-up appointments.
- All follow-up consultations for one year
- Priority scheduling
- The same physician at every appointment
- Four single follow-ups alone cost CHF 596
Single follow-up consultation: CHF 149. Schengen certificate, where medically indicated: CHF 50 per destination country.
Whether treatment is medically indicated is decided by the physician in the consultation. There is no entitlement to a prescription.
Three commitments, in writing
Fixed price before the appointment
CHF 149 for the consultation, known before you book. The practice charges nothing on top; medication is billed by the pharmacy of your choice.
Money-back guarantee
If the physician concludes in the consultation that treatment is not medically indicated, you get the CHF 149 back in full.
No obligation after the free call
The information call is free, creates no medical record and commits you to nothing. You decide afterwards, in your own time.
Not sure which step is right?
Describe your situation to Caterina on WhatsApp. She answers questions about the process, appointments and costs personally; medical questions are for the physician in the call. Free, no obligation.
Secure checkout
Checkout is handled by Shopify Payments, so your card details never reach us. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, TWINT, Klarna, PayPal or crypto, in CHF.
Prices in Swiss francs. No hidden fees. The booking link for the appointment follows with the order confirmation.
Who treats you
A named physician. Not a platform.
Cannatherapy is a small Swiss practice led by a physician. Oxana Smagulova, licensed in Switzerland, holds every consultation and every follow-up herself, by video or in person. She decides case by case whether treatment is medically indicated, and tells you when it is not.
- Licensed Swiss physician
- Still clinically active in a Swiss hospital
- Every consultation and follow-up in person, never delegated
- German, English, Russian
A complete history, an honest assessment and a clear answer, also when the answer is no.
More about our physicianCommon questions
The six we are asked most often. The full list covers pricing, pharmacy and safety too.
Read all questionsIs medical cannabis legal in Switzerland?
Yes. Since 1 August 2022 any licensed Swiss doctor may prescribe it, and no special authorisation is required. Products are dispensed through regulated pharmacies under Swissmedic oversight.
How does the process work?
Book a free 10-minute information call. If you decide to continue, we arrange a consultation, by video or in person in Zurich or Liestal (CHF 149 privately or via insurance). The physician documents the assessment and, where medically indicated, defines the further course of treatment.
How much does it cost?
Initial consultation CHF 149. Follow-up consultation CHF 149. Annual plan CHF 499. Coverage is decided case by case by your insurer, and we provide the documentation.
How is my treatment monitored?
Through documented treatment and scheduled follow-ups, online or in person, with the same physician every time. All data is handled under Swiss data protection law.
Will this affect my insurance or medical record?
Private consultations (CHF 149) are not reported to your insurer. Insurance-covered treatment is reported like any medical claim. All records are protected by Swiss doctor-patient confidentiality.
How is this different from seeing my GP?
You see the same licensed Swiss physician at every appointment, with scheduled follow-ups, online or in person, and documented treatment.
Anything else? Message Caterina on WhatsApp (+41 79 177 55 00) or write to info@cannatherapy.ch.
Questions? Message us on WhatsApp.
Quick and simple, also before you book.
The law and the process, explained
Short answers, a glossary, one page per canton and the pharmacies that state their offer on their own website. Every page names its official sources.
- Questions and answers14 questions on the legal situation, the prescription, pharmacies and travel
- Glossary22 legal and administrative terms, explained neutrally
- Your cantonSupervision, pharmacies and languages, one page per canton
- PharmaciesPharmacies that state on their own website that they dispense medical cannabis on prescription
- The medical route in SwitzerlandThe whole process in order, from the law to the pharmacy
- TelemedicineVideo consultations across Switzerland
Ready when you are
We are a medical practice, not a pharmacy and not a shop. We earn nothing on medication, and if the physician finds no medical indication, the fee comes back to you.
- Fixed price before the appointment
- Money-back guarantee
- No obligation after the free call