Summary
Prohibited Products Policy section on Drugs and Firearms/Weapons expanded with detailed enumeration of specific contraband items (bongs, vaporizers, airsoft guns, knives, self-defense keychains). No new categories added; existing prohibitions clarified and itemized.
Why it matters
Sellers must audit listings against granular examples now explicitly listed (vape equipment, replica guns, tactical items). While substance remains unchanged, detailed specification reduces ambiguity in borderline products and enables more consistent enforcement.
Recommended action
Review active listings for enumerated items (drug paraphernalia, simulation weapons, self-defense devices). Remove any matching products. Check titles/descriptions for language matching prohibited categories.
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All illegal drugs, chemicals and raw materials including, but not limited to, stimulants, depressants, opioids, hallucinogens, dissociatives, inhalants, and synthetic substances ('designer drugs')
New psychoactive substances and emerging drugs with unpredictable effects and risks
Psychoactive plants and fungi, including products derived from psychoactive mushrooms
Narcotics, steroids, and other drugs prohibited by law or regulation
Any chemicals, ingredients, or raw materials used to manufacture drugs or addictive substances. This includes but is not limited to marijuana, opium, and poppy bulbs
Drug paraphernalia, such as products primarily intended for making, preparing, consuming, or concealing "controlled substances." This includes but is not limited to bongs, glass pipes, or vaporizers designed for smoking or drug use
Pill presses, die molds, and other products related to pill production
Products identified in an FDA warning letter as unsafe, adulterated, or misbranded
Products that claim to provide a "legal high," including marijuana and medicinal marijuana
Products listed on the Department of Defense (DOD) Prohibited Dietary Supplement Ingredients list
Firearms, Ammunition, and Weapons
Guns, pistols, rifles, automatic weapons, military ordnance, sport, and hunting guns
Simulation guns, airsoft guns, BB guns, potato launchers, replica guns, all gun keychains, and model guns
All associated parts, kits, ammunition, components, and accessories for building or constructing firearms, including but not limited to bullets, magazines, barrels, weapon conversion kits, and firing pins (cleaning kits are allowed)
Certain knives, including automatic knives (switchblades), butterfly knives (balisongs), machetes, concealed swords, gravity knives, knives designed to look harmless (lipstick case knives and writing pen knives), knuckle knives, push daggers, spring-loaded knives, stiletto knives, and throwing stars (batman symbols, metal throwing stars, and similar items)
Affects: Seller, Listing
Brass knuckles, knuckledusters, dan claws, foot claws, and nunchucks
Self-defense keychains and items encompassing, but not limited to, cat ear keychains, kubotans, Tactical Pens, Monkey Fists, and discreet knives such as keys
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