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ANSM updates list of pharmacies cleared to dispense medical cannabis in French pilot

🇫🇷 ANSM · Thu 12 Nov 2026

France's medicines agency has refreshed its regional list of hospital and community pharmacies with at least one trained pharmacist authorised to order and dispense medical cannabis under the experimentation.

The French medicines agency ANSM updated, on 12 November 2026, the regional list of pharmacies engaged in the country's medical cannabis experimentation. The page was first published on 16 April 2021 and has now been refreshed with a new version of the list.

The list covers two types of site: hospital pharmacies (PUI) authorised to dispense to outpatients (rétrocession), and community pharmacies. In each, at least one pharmacist has completed and passed the mandatory prior training, which makes them eligible to order and dispense medical cannabis.

ANSM said that, during the experimentation, patients can ask their local pharmacist to take part. A pharmacist who is willing must follow and validate the mandatory training before joining. The agency said the list will therefore keep growing and will be updated regularly on its website.

The agency also recalled that it had earlier published the list of volunteer reference structures responsible for including patients and issuing their first prescription. The source does not describe what changed in the 12 November 2026 update beyond the refreshed regional list.

What it means for your team

  • Dispensing in the French pilot is limited to pharmacies where at least one pharmacist has completed the mandatory training, so the list serves as a reference for who can order and dispense.
  • Supply-chain and distribution teams should check the regional list regularly, as ANSM says it will be revised throughout the experimentation.
  • Pharmacies wishing to participate must first complete and validate the prior training; patients can request their local pharmacist's involvement.

Official source: ANSM ↗

Article written by VigiEye from the official source (ANSM). AI-assisted; check the source before acting.

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