Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

Warsaw Declaration – Next Step Forward, Implementation

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on October 21, 2016. Posted in Articles.

Warsaw Declaration – the city of Warsaw is to implement a two-year program to reform city drug policy. The Polish Drug Policy Network will take further actions to encourage the EU to develop a common drug strategy for use at local level.

Polish Civil Society Reflects on UN Drug Summit

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on May 10, 2016. Posted in Articles.

Why can you get a death sentence in Singapore for a joint, while in Colorado you can buy it at the shop? Read the report of our Polish guest authors about a discussion on UN drug policies in Warsaw!

Polish Government Supports Legal Access to Medical Cannabis

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on March 24, 2016. Posted in Articles.

A surprise decision from the otherwise super-conservative Polish government: it improves access to cannabis for medical purposes.

Where Do Poles Inject? – The “Room for Change” Campaign in Poland

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on November 26, 2015. Posted in Articles, Drugreporter Video Advocacy Network, Video Database.

Public discussion of harm reduction in Poland – especially the country’s attitude to injecting drug users – is stuck in the 1990s. Read what needs to be done, in terms of the realities described by Polish drug policy experts, to save lives and lower the costs of treating users.

What’s New in Polish Drug Substitution?

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on September 28, 2015. Posted in Articles.

Recent media uproar in connection with a new wave of poisonings from "legal highs" provides a timely opportunity to draw attention to the Polish system for helping drug-dependent people. Demand for new drugs is not only a problem of criminal law and the result of inadequate prevention measures, but also a problem of inadequate treatment, as a result of which thousands of people remain without help.

Dirty Work in Velvet Gloves in Poland – The Organisation vs. the Politicians

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on April 29, 2015. Posted in Articles.

The Polish parliament recently pushed through a series of amendments – mostly relating to new psychoactive substances – to the country's law on counteracting drug addiction. Read about the Polish politicians’ total contempt for the opinion of civil society, as well as for evidence-based drug policy.

Constitutional Court of Poland Backs Medical Marijuana

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on November 20, 2014. Posted in Articles.

Poland’s Constitutional Court recently concluded, in a legally binding ruling, that the county’s drug law needs to be amended. Find out why!

Polish Citizens Support the Legalisation of Marijuana

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on September 18, 2014. Posted in Articles.

You still have time until the second half of November to sign the petition for EU-wide marijuana legalisation. The Weed like to talk initiative aims to make the European Union adopt a common policy on the control and regulation of cannabis production, use and sale.

All You Need to Know About Polish Drug Routes

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on July 9, 2014. Posted in Articles.

Poland has recently gone from having a full ban on, and absence of, illicit substances during the Soviet era, to becoming a booming drug user society. Read the Polish drug market analysis from our Polish partner.

Polish Drug Policy by Numbers

Written by Agnieszka Sieniawska on January 30, 2014. Posted in Articles.

On average, someone is arrested every three hours in Poland on suspicion of drug possession, most often during a routine street frisk.

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Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

Warsaw Declaration – Next Step Forward, Implementation

Polish Civil Society Reflects on UN Drug Summit

Polish Government Supports Legal Access to Medical Cannabis

Where Do Poles Inject? – The “Room for Change” Campaign in Poland

What’s New in Polish Drug Substitution?

Dirty Work in Velvet Gloves in Poland – The Organisation vs. the Politicians

Constitutional Court of Poland Backs Medical Marijuana

Polish Citizens Support the Legalisation of Marijuana

All You Need to Know About Polish Drug Routes

Polish Drug Policy by Numbers

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