01/23/2026
New changes take affect immediately.
Warning: A long read.
A small snippet:
“A person who regularly uses a controlled substance over an extended period of time continuing into the present, without a lawful prescription or in a manner substantially different from that prescribed by a licensed physician, is an unlawful user of a controlled substance.”
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/22/2026-01141/revising-definition-of-unlawful-user-of-or-addicted-to-controlled-substance?fbclid=IwdGRleAPgf5tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZkzH06uk01Xww-qwjx2-buOmnvXEMlx8efFpiJ-aPxkbqfMuO0NKkjm9DSE_aem_Wp0iZmyL_cLWAc8OknWOgQ
The Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, Fi****ms, and Explosives ("ATF") is amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to update the definition of "unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance," a category of persons who may not possess fi****ms under federal law. This...