Cannabis platforms compared

MCOS runs the largest active pharmacy network in the German cannabis market. The platform combines telemedicine and marketplace in one product: medical assessment in-house, prescription routing to the right pharmacy, and live-stock display for the partner pharmacies. A standard asynchronous prescription costs 14.99 €, new customers pay a one-time 8.16 €, and the video-call surcharge is 32.62 €. Shipping and local pickup are available across the whole pharmacy network.

Strengths

The widest range thanks to the number of pharmacies, so if you are after a rare strain, this is where your odds of finding it are highest. Fully integrated telemed module, solid order handling with a clear pharmacy choice.

What to watch

For high-demand premium strains the pharmacy competition is fierce and individual pharmacies sell out faster than on smaller platforms. At 14.99 € the prescription fee sits at the top of the market, so if you prescribe regularly you come out cheaper with flowzz via DoktorABC.

At its core flowzz is a price comparison for cannabis pharmacies, not a seller of its own. The platform lists around 504 connected pharmacies and routes orders onward to whichever pharmacy you pick. For issuing the prescription, flowzz works with the telemed provider DoktorABC: via the flowzz link the medical assessment costs 7.99 € instead of the regular 14.90 € on DoktorABC directly. You pay for the treatment at DoktorABC and for the pharmacy goods at the chosen pharmacy separately.

Strengths

By far the lowest prescription fee on the market thanks to the DoktorABC partnership. A clear, neutral price comparison across pharmacies, flowzz has no stake in favoring any particular one. Large pharmacy network, often with the best per-gram prices.

What to watch

flowzz does not issue prescriptions itself, the actual contract partner for the medical assessment is DoktorABC. For advice or follow-up questions about the prescription, DoktorABC is the contact, not flowzz. If you want close medical support, a telemed shop like Dr. Ansay or CanDoc is more comfortable.

GreenMedical is a marketplace focused on local pickup and a live-stock display. For each of the 466 connected pharmacies you can see whether current live stock is maintained (partner pharmacies with a data feed) or whether the range is static, based on the last known state. The repeat-prescription rate is also 9.95 €.

Strengths

At partner pharmacies with live stock, availability is more reliable than on pure listing platforms, no frustration from "available" listings that turn out not to be in stock. A consistent 9.95 € for both first and repeat prescriptions, no rate confusion.

What to watch

Not all 466 pharmacies are live-stock partners, and the share varies by region. At pharmacies without a live feed, the actual availability can differ once you have ordered. The pharmacy-specific prices only show on the platform after you select a pharmacy, so comparing prices across the network is less fluid than on flowzz.

Dr. Ansay is a classic telemed shop: medical consultation and prescription issuance from one source, followed by a guided ordering process across the connected pharmacy network of 379 locations. Repeat-prescription rates are not publicly stated, the standard for the medical assessment is 14.20 €.

Strengths

A tightly guided process from consultation to delivery, good for first-time patients who are not yet familiar with the cannabis prescription process. An in-house medical team rather than a third-party model, so coherent therapy support is possible. A solid number of pharmacies in the mid range.

What to watch

Less pharmacy competition in the range than on the large marketplaces, so if you are after the lowest per-gram price, you often find it at flowzz or MCOS. A higher prescription fee than the marketplace platforms, but more medical advice per euro in return.

CannGo is a younger marketplace with a focus of its own. The treatment request costs 14.99 €, and the network covers 363 connected pharmacies.

Strengths

A curated range, often with strains that are not immediately visible on the larger platforms. A fast, modern UI that works well on mobile.

What to watch

A smaller pharmacy pool than MCOS or flowzz, so fewer location options for pickup. The prescription fee sits at the top of the market, with no repeat-prescription discount.

Weed.de is a marketplace with strong geo features. The map shows the exact location of the 329 connected pharmacies, which makes finding a pickup point in your own town easier. Regular prescription fee 9.95 €, video-call rate 29.95 €. For many pharmacies it is also noted whether they accept statutory-insurance, private-insurance or self-payer prescriptions, which helps people on statutory insurance with a reimbursement claim.

Strengths

Clear location info for pickup. Statutory- versus private-insurance transparency is often unclear on other platforms. A low standard fee.

What to watch

A mid-sized pharmacy network with 329 locations, individual strains are sometimes only available at a few of them. For a very specific strain search it pays to compare with MCOS or flowzz.

Privatrezept.net is a marketplace with multi-pharmacy routing and a clear cannabis focus. The treatment fee is 14.99 €, cannabis flower from 1.95 € per gram according to the platform's own listing. The pharmacy network with 327 active partners sits in the mid range but covers Germany's major cities well.

Strengths

A solid standard platform with no detours, a familiar model with established processes. A clear cannabis focus, no unrelated product lines, just a focus on medical cannabis flower and extracts. Stable prescription handling.

What to watch

A higher prescription fee than MCOS or flowzz, with no standout feature in the range that would justify the surcharge. For patients without a particular platform attachment, more of a backup than a first choice.

CanDoc is a telemed shop with the smallest pharmacy network in the active comparison (181 pharmacies). The regular cannabis prescription by questionnaire costs 9.90 €, cheap for a telemed shop. New-customer special rates like "from 0 €" are promoted from time to time, but the regular price stays at 9.90 €.

Strengths

The lowest prescription fee among the telemed shops (Dr. Ansay 14.20 €, others higher still). A clearly structured questionnaire flow for the medical assessment. A tightly curated pharmacy network, often with good premium-pharmacy partnerships.

What to watch

A narrow range due to the smaller pharmacy network, regionally concentrated. If you live in a smaller town and want local pickup, CanDoc may not have a suitable pharmacy, so check MCOS or GreenMedical alongside it.

Grünhorn is not a telemedicine platform but a pharmacy, and at the same time one of the oldest and most experienced cannabis providers in the German-speaking world. Two locations in Leipzig (Permoserstraße as HQ plus the pharmacy in the Paunsdorf Center as a partner pharmacy). Grünhorn offers no telemed program of its own and therefore accepts prescriptions from external providers (DoktorABC, Bloomwell, others). There is no platform prescription fee at Grünhorn, the medical assessment runs entirely externally and costs extra depending on the provider.

Strengths

A long market presence and real expertise, Grünhorn staff are visibly trained in cannabis patient counseling. A curated range with strains that either never appear on the large marketplaces or only for a very short time. If you are after a hard-to-find or rare strain, check Grünhorn as a separate stop before giving up the search. Its own pharmacy instead of platform routing, with ordering and payment directly at Grünhorn, no marketplace layer in between.

What to watch

No prescription program of its own, patients have to obtain the prescription externally, which pushes the effective total prescription fee up (DoktorABC regular 14.90 €, others similar). Only two locations of its own, so it is either shipping or pickup in Leipzig. In the terpen.cloud strain filter, Grünhorn appears as a pharmacy alongside the others, so if you value the unusual business model, you find it here.