Cannatherapy

Cantons · ZG

The city of Zug is the capital of the canton and the seat of the cantonal authorities (§ 24 KV ZG). It is also the largest municipality, with 32'160 residents, ahead of Baar (25'519) and Cham (18'518); the canton had 135'018 residents at 31 December 2025 (BFS). The constitution has no language article, and all municipalities lie in the German language region (BFS).

Since 1 August 2022, the federal narcotics rules for medical cannabis have applied in Zug exactly as in the other cantons (Art. 8 BetmG). Zug enforces them through the Pharmazeutische Abteilung (pharmaceutical department) of the Amt für Gesundheit, the unit of the cantonal pharmacist. The canton also has its own introductory act to the federal Narcotics Act.

Supervision of medicines and narcotics

The Pharmazeutische Abteilung belongs to the Amt für Gesundheit of the Gesundheitsdirektion. It enforces the legal requirements on medicines and narcotics and supervises the persons and businesses that store, manufacture or dispense medicines.

Pharmazeutische Abteilung (Kantonsapothekerin)Narcotics, Canton of Zug

Good to know

  • The cantonal introductory act is the Einführungsgesetz zum Bundesgesetz über die Betäubungsmittel (EG BetmG, BGS 823.5).
  • Within the Regionale Fachstelle Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Zug inspects medicine wholesalers itself under a sub-accreditation.

Pharmacies in the canton of Zug

We have not found a pharmacy in the canton of Zug that states this on its own website. These pharmacies state that they send medical cannabis preparations by post across Switzerland:

Video consultations from the canton of Zug

Pages for cities in this canton:

The same federal rules everywhere

  • Since 1 August 2022, physicians may prescribe cannabis medicines without an exceptional authorisation from the BAG (Art. 8 BetmG). Whether treatment is an option is decided individually in the consultation.
  • Medicines with at least 1% total THC are prescribed on the official narcotics prescription, which is valid for one month (Art. 46 and 47 BetmKV). The original paper form has to reach the pharmacy.
  • You choose the pharmacy freely, in your canton or anywhere else in Switzerland (Art. 26 HMG).

The legal situation in detail

Questions about the canton of Zug

  • Which office supervises medicines and narcotics in the canton of Zug?

    The Pharmazeutische Abteilung of the Amt für Gesundheit. Its page on narcotics sets out the bookkeeping duties, the disposal of expired narcotics and the federal and cantonal legal bases.

  • In which languages are appointments available to people from Zug?

    German, English or Russian, with the same physician each time. The information call can also take place in Italian; the language of the consultation is then agreed before the appointment.

  • Is a pharmacy in the canton of Zug required?

    No. A prescription, where medically indicated, belongs to the person for whom it is issued, who chooses the pharmacy freely (Art. 26 para. 2bis HMG). We have no contracts with any pharmacy; see the free choice of pharmacy.

General information, not legal advice. It does not replace a medical consultation.

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