Friday, October 30, 2026
News For Internet Marketers
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.
Enforcement of Pennsylvania's Act 57 began October 19, 2026. Nicotine vapes not on the Attorney General's ENDS directory can be seized, first violations cost $500 per unit, and nicotine-free products sold under a nicotine brand name must be listed too.
Authorize.Net full-card exports need an owner-approved, fee-based request that can take three weeks, NMI imports only through affiliate-initiated PGP files and charges at least $500 to export, and neither gateway imports subscription schedules.
When an acquirer moves a firearm or nicotine account to MCC 5723, 5993, or a new location record, Visa's April 2026 data rules and October 2026 dispute guide make the statement descriptor part of the change, with VAMP's 1.5% merchant line leaving little room for unrecognized charges.
Firearm and other regulated merchants that authorize at checkout and capture after FFL transfer or backorder release need Authorize.Net's 30-day unsettled ceiling, NMI's processor-dependent auth windows, and tested reauth plus customer notices before holiday volume.
WooCommerce 11.2 adds a date field type to the Additional Checkout Fields API, letting Checkout block stores collect a birth date and reject underage birthdays with relative limits such as -P21Y. The field is self-reported, so vape sellers still need PACT Act database verification.
Public Law 119-103 delays most of the federal hemp redefinition to December 11, 2026, but Missouri HB 2641 and Illinois Public Act 104-463 still take effect November 12, forcing earlier cart blocks and licensed-channel rules for intoxicating hemp SKUs.
ATF's October 9, 2026 Open Letter ends enforcement of NFA approval and registration for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and any other weapons, but special occupational taxes, Gun Control Act duties, and state laws still govern online FFL sales.
Acquirers in California, Colorado, and New York must assign MCC 5723 to qualifying gun retailers, while Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, and other states ban or restrict the code. The House passed H.R. 1181 on July 14, 2026 to preempt both sides, but the Senate has not acted.
DEA's final rule creating a special registration for telemedicine has been under OMB review since August 25, 2026, with a November target and no public text, while the temporary flexibilities that let practitioners prescribe Schedule II through V drugs to never-seen patients expire at the end of December 31.
