From the NANBF
We are extending the "Amnesty Ruling" periods on NEW members. In the past, anyone just joining the NANBF for the FIRST TIME was required to be off ephedra for 6 months or prohormones for 12 months, in order to address the possible lack of info getting out to nonmembers. That way they weren't necessarily penalized for past transgressions (steroids were still handled for 7 years).
For 2006, we are extending the periods of amnesty to 12 months for ephedra, and 24 months for prohormones. That means anyone joining the NANBF for the first time would have to have STOPPED any past use of ephedra products for one year, and prohormones (including 7-Keto DHEA, etc.) for 2 years before they could begin to compete with us.
This way we're keeping our strict regulations, but still addressing those who may compete elsewhere where this stuff is still legal (by not making ephedra products banned effective July 1, 2004, for instance, when we first ruled against Ephedra, which would mean they not be able to compete at all if they'd used them since '04).”