DEA Responds to NAHC Questions Regarding Disposal of Controlled Substances

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Final Rule implementing the Disposal of Controlled Substances Act (Disposal Act) on September 9, 2014, that became effective on October 9, 2014.  The Disposal Act provides that, ‘‘if a person dies while lawfully in possession of a controlled substance for personal use, any person lawfully entitled to dispose…