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Agnieszka Sieniawska

Chairperson of the Polish Drug Policy Network since 2011, alumni of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. Since 2009 has provided legal aid and been involved in activities aimed at amending drug laws; author of two reports describing the legal situation of drug users in Poland. She was involved in the preparation of the amendment to the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction that came into force in December 2011. Since 2008 she has coordinated the European Drug Policy Initiative Program from Polish side implemented by the Right Reporter Foundation. More about Polish Drug Policy Network on www.politykanarkotykowa.pl

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Warsaw Declaration – Next Step Forward, Implementation

October 21, 2016 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

May 10, 2016 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

March 24, 2016 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

November 26, 2015 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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?

September 28, 2015 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

April 29, 2015 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

November 20, 2014 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

September 18, 2014 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

July 9, 2014 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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

January 30, 2014 | Author: Agnieszka Sieniawska

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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