Subject: Inquiry regarding the legal framework in your country
From: Wachełko Olga <[email-masked]>
To: "Info - SOM" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:22:38 +0200

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Dear Competent Authorities,

We are contacting you as your institution is listed among the Competent 
National Authorities under the International Drug Control Treaties (UNODC, 
2024).

As part of the legislative work currently being undertaken in our country, 
we are conducting a comparative analysis of regulatory frameworks applicable 
to medical cannabis in other countries. In this context, we would highly 
appreciate your assistance in clarifying the legal framework in force in 
your country.

In particular, we would be grateful for information on the following issues:

1. Which operators are authorised to cultivate cannabis for medical 
purposes? May such authorisation be granted to both public and private 
sector entities, and under what general conditions?

2. Which government authority is competent to grant licences or permits for 
the cultivation of cannabis (other than industrial hemp)? Additionally, 
which authority is responsible for supervising and verifying compliance of 
the cultivation with the relevant legal requirements? Furthermore, is 
oversight of the entire process (including the distribution of medical 
cannabis to pharmacies or hospitals) entrusted to a single supervisory 
authority, or is responsibility divided among different institutions?

3. What is the maximum permissible content of THC and THC-A in preparations 
and products derived from industrial hemp in order for them to remain lawful 
under the applicable legislation? Furthermore, is home cultivation for 
personal use permitted under national law?

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

CHIEF PHARMACEUTICAL INSPECTORATE

Controlled Substances Division

Pharmaceutical Supervision Department

Olga Wachełko

Senior Specialist

12 Senatorska St., 00-082 Warsaw

Phone +48 22 44 10 709

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