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After a two-day markup, the House Agriculture Committee approved a Republican authored farm bill by a margin of 34-17. Seven Democrats joined all GOP committee members to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) on March 4, 2026. Many Democrats expressed opposition to the bill over the $187 billion in cuts from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. Republicans stressed the budget cons

Dear SNAP Retailer , To prepare for implementation of Florida's Healthy SNAP changes, all retailers are required to view a brief presentation and complete the attestation that follows.  The presentation provides an overview of Florida's Healthy SNAP updates and what they mean for your store. Access the presentation here: Healthy SNAP for Retailers Presentation Additional guidance, tools, and resources will continue to be shared in the coming weeks.  As a reminder, changes to

From CDA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with the Partnership for Food Traceability (PFT), has scheduled a “listening session” on March 6, 2026, regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Section 204(d). During the listening session, trade associations representing each supply chain sector will share their challenges for implementing lot-level traceability, flexibilities that would help overcome these challenges, and specific solutions for

From CDA News On Feb. 2, 2026, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision ruling that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to impose civil money penalties (i.e., fines) for tobacco regulation violations is unconstitutional. Specifically, the court held that the civil money penalties violate the U.S. Constitution’s Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to a trial by jury. The pending lawsuit was brought by Vaping

From: TOBACCO REPORTER (Thank you, Baron Feraro, PMIUS) A Florida House panel advanced legislation that would establish a separate tax structure for heated tobacco products (HTPs), distinguishing them from traditional cigarettes under state law. The bill ( HB 377 ), introduced by Rep. Chase Tramont, reinforces an existing Department of Business and Professional Regulation interpretation that classifies HTPs as “other tobacco products” rather than cigarettes. The change would

FROM CDA NEWSLETTER 1/15/2026 Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Reps. Herb Conaway Jr. (D-NJ-03) and Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02), have introduced legislation to crack down on illicit vape products. The Strengthening Task Force Operations to Prevent Illicit Vaping Act (S.T.O.P. Illicit Vaping Act) would bolster a federal multi-agency task force, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to coordinate enforceme

FROM CDA NEWSLETTER: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Federal Register notice (FRN) announcing a roundtable discussion with small tobacco product manufacturers (fewer than 350 employees) on February 10, 2026, 9 am–5 pm ET. The discussion aims to solicit input on premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) submissions for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) products. Viewing the meeting is open to the public, however roundtable participants ar

From CDA Newsletter - New bans on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing certain processed foods, such as soda and candy, have taken effect in some states. On Dec. 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released guidance on how to comply with the waivers. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved 18 state agency requests to implement a SNAP Food Restriction Waiver and is poised to approve more in the future.

-- News Service of Florida -- Siding with Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office, an administrative law Judge dismissed a challenge to an emergency rule banning the sale and manufacture of a concentrated byproduct of kratom, known as 7-OH. Uthmeier’s Office issued a rule in August prohibiting the alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine, known as 7-OH, and adding it to the list of the state’s most dangerous drugs, saying the ban was needed “to avoid an imminent hazard to the public s

The New York Times — President Trump signed an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana, directing the reclassification of cannabis from the government’s most restrictive drug category. The change is intended to reduce barriers to scientific study and expand research into medical uses of cannabis and its derivatives. The order downgrades marijuana from a category reserved for drugs like heroin, a designation that for decades limited clinical trials and complic

FROM CDA NEWS President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Dec. 18, 2025, that would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This change would ease federal restrictions by recognizing marijuana as having a lower potential for abuse and dependence. The move would not legalize marijuana but is intended to address how its current classification limits scientific research into its safety and potential medi

U.S. House of Representatives Forty-two representatives—19 Democrats and 23 Republicans—will not seek re-election in 2026. Of the 42 members not seeking re-election: Sixteen—11 Democrats and five Republicans—are retiring from public office. Thirteen—seven Democrats and six Republicans—are running for the U.S. Senate . Twelve—one Democrat and 11Republicans—are running for governor . One Republican is running for attorney general of Texas . At this point in the last four ele

On Dec. 1, 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) announced the introduction of the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act to crack down on the re-importation of products previously rejected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as harmful. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the House version of this bill - H.R. 2715 - in April. The legislation aims to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to destroy any FDA-regulated product that presents

Products without authorization coming to store shelves By  Diane Adam  on Aug. 29, 2025 CSP Despite not first receiving authorization...

The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is starting to ramp up its  actions  after  Bret Koplow  was...

On Aug. 11, 2025, President Trump said his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, with a...