Curaleaf currently offers extremely low recurring clinic costs, including a £50 annual plan.
Mamedica charges more initially but currently removes clinic fees entirely after defined first-year periods, with its qualifying Access programme offering zero ongoing clinic fees after a £200 onboarding payment.
So which structure costs less?
The answer changes depending on how long someone remains a patient.
Curaleaf vs Mamedica: Quick Comparison
| Feature | Curaleaf | Mamedica |
|---|---|---|
| PAYG | £30 appointment | Plan dependent |
| Monthly | £5 | - |
| Annual | £50 | - |
| Lowest new-patient entry | £5/month | £49 Flex |
| Access proposition | Available | £200 lifetime clinic access if eligible |
| Delivery | Free | Plan dependent |
| Medication included | No | No |
| CQC position | Good | New location uninspected; previous rating Good |
Curaleaf Costs
Curaleaf currently offers:
The £50 annual plan includes the initial appointment plus four routine appointments per year.
Free home delivery and no repeat-prescription administration charges are also advertised.
Medication is separate.
Mamedica Costs
Mamedica uses programme pricing.
Flex starts with £49 onboarding.
Standard starts with £150 onboarding.
Access requires £200 for qualifying patients.
Transfer begins at £75.
Different first-year follow-up charges and delivery arrangements apply, but Mamedica currently says clinic fees fall to zero after its defined initial period.
Which Is Cheaper in Year One?
For basic clinic fees, Curaleaf's £50 annual plan creates a very low first-year benchmark.
Mamedica generally requires more spending during year one.
But that's only one period.
What About Year Two?
Under its current pricing, Curaleaf's annual option would require another £50.
Mamedica says its clinic fees fall to £0 after the initial period.
That means the cumulative difference starts narrowing.
Over longer periods, certain Mamedica plans may eventually overtake recurring annual clinic subscriptions in purely financial terms.
The exact crossover depends on the selected Mamedica plan and additional charges.
Our Clinic Cost Calculator should calculate this automatically.
Mamedica Access Changes the Calculation
Qualifying Access patients pay £200 once and Mamedica currently advertises no clinic fees for life thereafter.
This can become increasingly competitive the longer someone remains under care.
But Access isn't open to everybody.
Eligibility restrictions apply, and medication remains payable.
Never compare the £200 Access price with Curaleaf's £50 annual fee without explaining those differences.
Delivery Costs
Curaleaf currently advertises free home delivery.
Mamedica includes one monthly delivery for Standard, Access and Transfer patients.
Flex patients currently pay £9.99 per delivery.
If medication is dispensed every month, those delivery charges can materially affect Flex's annual cost.
Regulatory Comparison
Curaleaf's current relevant CQC profile has an overall Good rating from its latest published assessment, with Well-led rated Outstanding.
Mamedica's current Procter Street location is registered with the CQC but has not yet been independently inspected at that address. The regulator displays the previous Mamedica location's November 2024 Good ratings to provide historical context.
Both pieces of information belong in a transparent comparison.
What About Medication?
Neither clinic's headline fees include medication.
And this is where I'd eventually make this site substantially better than most existing comparison content.
Every clinic profile should have a separate medication economics layer:
Once you have enough data, users should be able to compare a hypothetical basket across clinics.
That is much closer to the MoneySuperMarket model than simply writing “Curaleaf is cheaper”.
Which Should You Investigate?
Curaleaf's current structure is particularly straightforward for people interested in:
- very low annual clinic fees;
- payment flexibility;
- free delivery;
- a current Good CQC rating.
Mamedica offers a distinctly different proposition for people comparing:
- longer-term costs;
- Access eligibility;
- clinic transfer;
- programmes that remove future clinic fees.
Neither pricing model tells you whether medical cannabis is clinically appropriate for you.
FAQs
Is Curaleaf cheaper than Mamedica?
In terms of published standard first-year clinic fees, Curaleaf can be considerably cheaper. Over a longer period, Mamedica's zero-clinic-fee structures can narrow or reverse some differences depending on the plan.
Does Mamedica charge every year?
Under its current published plans, Mamedica says clinic fees cease after the defined initial period.
Does Curaleaf offer an annual plan?
Yes. It currently advertises £50 annually.
Is medication included at either clinic?
No.
Which clinic has the better CQC rating?
Curaleaf's current relevant location is rated Good. Mamedica's new registered location has not yet been independently inspected; its previous location received a Good rating.
Compare the Whole Market
Don't stop after comparing two providers.
Use our Best Medical Cannabis Clinics UK table to compare Curaleaf and Mamedica with Alternaleaf and other providers across:
- costs
- appointments
- delivery
- regulatory history
- access schemes
- medication pricing
- patient experience.