Selling products that are age-restricted is a complicated endeavor, especially for smoke shops. The risk extends beyond potential fines or compliance checks. Payment processors assess how businesses log age checks, handle age verification, how often cashiers refuse to make a sale, and how employees interact at the register. Each risk...
How to Protect Your Smoke Shop from Payment Scams and Account Freezes
Smoke shop owners face a unique challenge: legal products, loyal customers, but often unstable payment access. Due to the high-risk reputation of the industry, which is fueled by regulated products, perception problems, and chargeback vulnerability, a single payment processor issue has the potential to completely disrupt business operations. Not only...