Sytuacja prawna jednostki w Polsce w przypadku nielegalnego posiadania nieznacznej ilości środków odurzających, substancji psychotropowych lub nowych substancji psychoaktywnych
Legal Situation of a Polish Citizen in the Case of Illegal Possession of a Small Amount of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances or New Psychoactive Substances

Summary/Abstract: Practically from the beginning of the drug addiction phenomenon in Poland, we have been dealing with various legal solutions regarding the issue of drug possession. The regulations currently in force, contained in the Act of 29 July 2005 on counteracting drug addiction, typify a wide catalog of crimes related to possession of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or new psychoactive substances, as well as methods of ending criminal proceedings. The article presents considerations about the legal situation of a citizen in the case of possession of a small amount of illegal substances. A review of the jurisprudence of common courts adjudicating in cases based on an almost identical factual state allows for the conclusion that courts use, in principle, a whole range of possibilities allowing to legally terminate proceedings in this type of cases. However, the legal situation of a citizen will be completely different depending on the outcome of a particular case, because a final conviction entails, i.a., effects other than discontinuation of proceedings for the same offense.

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