Number of medical cannabis authorizations Switzerland 2012-2021

In 2018, there were around 3,978 authorizations of medical cannabis to patients in Switzerland, a great increase from only 284 authorizations in 2012. This statistic illustrates the number of medical cannabis authorizations in Switzerland from 2012 to 2021.

Number of medical cannabis authorizations in Switzerland from 2012 to 2021 (in kilograms)

Characteristic	Number of authorization
2021	2,555
2020	2,588
2019	2,935
2018	2,978
2017	3,335
2016	2,047
2015	1,730
2014	1,043
2013	738
2012	284

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Release date

April 2022

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Switzerland

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures for medical cannabis usage in Switzerland have been released only in the form of authorizations, which lasted for six months up until 2017, for a year from 2017 and for up to two years from 2021. As such, the decline in authorizations does not necessarily mean a decline in patient numbers. Until 2021, the Federal Office of Public Health was required to authorise the use of medical cannabis for every patient before starting treatment. This is no longer the case.

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