Wednesday, October 28, 2026
News For Internet Marketers
Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ruled in Heeter v. James that New York's body armor purchase and sale ban violates the Second Amendment, but a 14-day stay keeps the eligible-profession and in-person rules in force for now.
New York's S.7236 took effect October 21, 2026, requiring ammunition background checks to be denied for buyers barred from owning rifles or shotguns or under extreme risk protection orders. Online orders still pass through in-state dealers.
The Iowa Department of Revenue postponed publication and enforcement of its vapor products directory on October 15 without new dates. Once the list appears, unlisted products are banned at once and penalties start 21 business days later.
The New Jersey Senate passed S.4635 on October 22, moving the state's hemp beverage cutoff for liquor and cannabis licensees to a federal compliance date no earlier than December 11. The online sales ban is unchanged, and S.4287 would make unlicensed marijuana and vapor sales a third-degree crime.
UPS's hemp shipping page says raw hemp shipments must contain a Certificate of Analysis showing total THC, including THCA, of no more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis from December 11, 2026, the same day most of the new federal hemp definition takes effect.
Sansec documented a Magecart skimmer that loads from real Google Tag Manager containers and stores Magento checkout data as fake Stripe customers. Why a CSP allowlist misses it, what PCI DSS 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 expect, and what to check.
Jotform's July Authorize.net announcement offered two sign-up paths. For supplement and hemp sellers, Gateway Only is the one to understand, from supported processors and eCheck underwriting to switching acquirers without new API keys.
An analysis of ATF's plan to drop the 2024 engaged in the business presumptions, including one tied to merchant services, and what it means for gun marketplaces and payment providers.
NSSF told ATF in August that remote same-state gun sales would weaken dealers' role as a first line of defense. An analysis of what the May 8 proposal requires and what it would mean for online FFL checkouts.
Analysis. Stripe's Prohibited and Restricted Businesses page, updated September 22, 2026, says U.S. merchants selling electronic tobacco may only sell FDA-authorized products. Shopify Payments prohibits tobacco outright, and PayPal's 2022 policy puts e-cigarettes in pre-approval.
