Is CBD legal in Poland?

Legal status

Not named in the Polish national list. Cannabidiol appears in none of the three annexes, so the isolated compound is not a narcotic, a psychotropic or a new psychoactive substance under the 2005 Act. The control that reaches a CBD product comes from the cannabis material entries and from the hemp threshold, not from an entry for cannabidiol.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Poland has no death penalty, and no drug offence attaches to this row at all on the list as read. No offence attaches to cannabidiol as such on the list as read. Material is a different matter: «KONOPI ZIELE innych niż włókniste» at lp. 113 of group I-N reaches hemp other than fibrous hemp and every extract of it, so whether a product is lawful turns on the fibrous hemp threshold rather than on the cannabidiol. Where a product is above that threshold it is the listed plant material, and the band that then applies is the one article 62(1) sets for possession, up to three years, rising under article 62(2) to one year to ten years for a considerable quantity. The published Poland entry records that threshold as 0.3 per cent THC, raised from 0.2 per cent by the 2022 amendment to the 2005 Act, and it cites Dz.U. 2022 poz. 763. Those figures are carried forward from the published Poland entry and were not re-derived in this pass. This absence is stated as at the consolidated text of 17 June 2024, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 1139, as that text stands after the amending regulations of 30 April 2025, Dz.U. 2025 poz. 598, and of 7 July 2026, Dz.U. 2026 poz. 934, read at api.sejm.gov.pl on 21 September 2026. The power to move the list belongs to the Minister of Health, exercised by rozporządzenie under article 44f of the 2005 Act, and that does not rule out a later rozporządzenie made after the date of this reading.

If prescribed or medical

Medical cannabis, including cannabidiol containing raw material, has been dispensed on prescription in Poland since 1 November 2017. A food supplement or cosmetic route is separate and is not a prescription question.

Documentation

Carry documentation showing the THC content of any hemp product. A prescribed cannabis medicine travels with its prescription.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Poland’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.