Tag: washington

LocalBitcoins Seller Charged After Undercover ‘Human Trafficking’ Sting

BlockchainMarch 11, 2020

A Washington state resident has been charged with money laundering after selling Bitcoin for $140,000 in cash to undercover agents.Bothell’s Kenneth Warren Rhule,...

What’s Next for CCPA and Data Privacy in the United States?

CannabisMarch 11, 2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020 and enforcement will begin on July 1, 2020. It’s the...

Secret-sharing app Whisper failed to keep users’ fetishes and locations private

Cyber SecurityMarch 11, 2020

Launched in 2012, the Whisper app declared itself to be a place where anyone could post their private thoughts and extreme confessions...

Are Smokers And Vapers More At Risk For Coronavirus?

CannabisMarch 11, 2020

Following the initial E-cigarette or Vaping product use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) outbreak, which caused severe and possibly fatal lung infections in otherwise...

GrowGeneration Corp. Acquires Florida-based Healthy Harvest

CannabisMarch 10, 2020

DENVER – GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), (“GrowGen” or the “Company”) the largest chain of specialty retail hydroponic and organic garden centers, with currently...

Trump’s new pick for chief of staff is vocal opponent of marijuana legalization

CannabisMarch 10, 2020

Following weeks of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally replaced his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, whose comments on the Ukraine scandal...

Hester Peirce Says SEC Is a Partner to Crypto, as US States Chase Regulations

BlockchainMarch 10, 2020

Some of the internet’s biggest companies — the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook — were created from the ruins of the dot-com...

Reading the Tea Leaves: Looking at the History of Hemp and CBD to Predict the Future

CannabisMarch 10, 2020

By Justin WalshIt’s an exciting time to be in hemp and CBD! I have attended and spoken at several conferences over the last...

Ex-Inspector General indicted for stealing data on 250k govt colleagues

Cyber SecurityMarch 10, 2020

by Lisa Vaas A former acting Inspector General for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was indicted on...

Cannabis and EHS Regulations Part 3

CannabisMarch 9, 2020

The Carrot and the StickThe last two articles in our series discussed some of the benefits of designing a progressive, comprehensive environment, health...