SAVANNAH, GA, June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smoke Cartel, Inc. (Ticker: SMKC), a leading online retailer and wholesaler of glass water pipes and related accessories for the cannabis industry, today announced they have enlisted the services of BlueCheck, an age and identity verification company for tobacco and vapor products.
BlueCheck provides age verification for many popular tobacco retailers and is FDA ENDS compliant, meeting all federal and state legal requirements to purchase tobacco and vape products online. As Smoke Cartel expands into these new restricted markets, the Company wants to be fully compliant with federal and state regulations while still providing a safe and secure website for customers. BlueCheck uses the information entered at checkout to automatically and instantly verify most customers when they place an order and will prompt for additional information if needed from the customer, creating an age-verified audit trail.
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“Working with BlueCheck allows us to confidently enter the growing market of e-liquids and vaporizers while practicing full compliance with federal and state laws” says Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darby Cox. “It’s a secure and advanced platform that easily integrates into our website as our product categories expand to newly developed markets.”
Smoke Cartel is launching e-liquids products on their ecommerce store, opening them up to the growing vaporizer and e-cigarette market. E-liquids are flavored liquids, usually containing nicotine, that are used in electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. Vaporizers are quickly gaining traction in the nicotine market as more and more consumers make the switch from traditional cigarettes.
About Smoke Cartel, Inc. Smoke Cartel, Inc. (Ticker: SMKC) is one of the leading online retailers of glass water pipes, vaporizers, bubblers, spoons, oil and dab rigs, smoking accessories, and cannabis accoutrements. The Company provides a wide variety of high quality products, reliable customer service, and rapid dependable shipping. Smoke Cartel offers 24-hour support and online chat services to ensure the customer experience is timely and professional. Smoke Cartel operates a transparent business model which is important in an industry with varying state regulations and significant scrutiny. The Company’s website at www.smokecartel.com offers fast load times and optimizations, making the product search process quick and seamless.
About BlueCheck, Inc. BlueCheck, Inc. is a leading provider of age and identity verification services for digitally enabled businesses, specializing in instant photo ID verification and alternative data sources. Since 2014, BlueCheck has helped hundreds of businesses comply with various state and federal regulations across myriad regulated industries ranging from financial services businesses to age-restricted mobile applications. For further information, please contact merchant@bluecheck.me
(Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain statements, estimates and projections that involve risks and uncertainties in Smoke Cartel, Inc.’s (the “Company”) business that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. Such statements, estimates and projections constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Smoke Cartel undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. The recipient of this information is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. No representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy of such forward-looking statements or whether any of the projections included herein will be realized.)
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Investor/Media Contact: Bill Miller Vice President, Investor Relations Phone: 844-565-5665 bmiller@irpartnersinc.com Contact at Smoke Cartel: Annie Alexander Director of Corporate Communications Phone: 828-545-0544 annie@smokecartel.com
