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Podsumowanie artykułu:
The article says Poland’s proposed cannabis depenalization bill is not dead, but badly drafted and now politically harder to pass.
The bill would:
decriminalize possession of up to 15 grams for personal use;
allow cultivation of one cannabis plant;
keep commercial production, sale, and distribution illegal.
A parliamentary expert office, BEiOSR, criticized the proposal mainly for weak legal design rather than rejecting depenalization itself. Its central objections are:
The 15-gram threshold is unexplained and unsupported by evidence.
Quantity alone cannot establish whether cannabis is for personal use or distribution.
One plant could produce far more than 15 grams, but the bill does not explain what happens to the excess.
It fails to reconcile the new rules with the existing Article 62a, which already lets prosecutors discontinue some minor possession cases.
It lacks adequate analysis of enforcement, court practice, foreign models, social effects, prevention, and public-health safeguards.
The experts acknowledged possible benefits, including fewer low-level prosecutions, reduced stigma, and less work for police and courts. Public consultations reportedly attracted unusually high participation and were strongly favorable, though they were self-selecting and not equivalent to a referendum.
The practical conclusion is that the proposal will probably need major amendments or a rewrite. It could still advance through parliamentary committees, be delayed for further analysis, or be rejected. Nothing has changed legally yet: possessing cannabis remains illegal in Poland.
In one sentence: the article spends many paragraphs saying the idea remains viable, but this particular bill is internally inconsistent, poorly justified, and nowhere near becoming law.
