Is Salvia divinorum legal in Poland?
- Legal status
- Controlled. NAMED: the 20 March 2009 amendment to the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction (Ustawa o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii; Dz.U. 2009 nr 63 poz. 520, in force 8 May 2009) added Salvia divinorum and salwinoryna A (salvinorin A) to the controlled-substances lists. Mechanism: NAMED (plant + active).
- Consequences if caught
- Possession, cultivation, processing and trade of salvia are criminal offences under the Act; the 2009 listing removed salvia from the 'dopalacze' (legal-high) shops.
- If prescribed or medical
- Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A have no recognised medical use in Poland and no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route; salvia leaf/extract is seized on import as a listed substance.
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