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Karalne posiadanie narkotyków w świetle Ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
Penalties for the possession of drugs in the light of the anti-drug laws

Author(s): Łukasz Pilarczyk
Subject(s): Civil Law, Substance abuse and addiction, Penal Policy
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: penal law; counteraction of the drug habit act; minimal amount of drugs; drug possession; drug addiction; intoxicant;

Summary/Abstract: The main theme of the article is the presentation of basic doubts connected with interpretation of the feature “drug possession” in counteraction of the drug habit act. These doubts are still actual, despite the fact that Polish Supreme Court pronounced many sentences about that matter. In opinion of author – in contrast to Supreme Court – this feature should be interpreted in narrow way, according to its meaning in civil law. Different interpretation could guide to contradictions in interpretation of the other terms from counteraction of the drug habit act.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 66-73
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish