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Montana health department looks to ban candy, sweetened drinks from SNAP purchases

The proposal follows federal guidance encouraging states to limit purchases of high-sugar foods through SNAP, which serves about 42 million Americans.

Summary by The Billings Gazette
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will consider the request to join 22 other states in blocking SNAP recipients from purchasing sweets.

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Montana health department looks to ban candy, sweetened drinks from SNAP purchases

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will consider the request to join 22 other states in blocking SNAP recipients from purchasing sweets.

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Making Montana Healthy Again: Gov. Gianforte Submits Waiver To Reform SNAP

Governor Greg Gianforte today submitted a waiver to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to restrict purchases in Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Ass

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The Billings Gazette broke the news in Billings, United States on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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