I'm starting a fun herb shop! Long abstract rant within

[djulain]

Hi all! Been a while since I've posted here, but things are going well. I've got about 30 mason jars full of kratom (well, some are pretty much empty now) and I've been doing some small sales to friends IRL. I've decided to pursue this avenue of income a bit to fund my eating, electricity, etc while I finish up school. Doubt it will be enough but fuckin' yolo. I'm currently speaking with/ordering from several indo farmers/jungle-tree-hunters and plan on working in /very/ small batches of unique kratom strains. I.e. maybe a kilo per batch in some cases due to availability, and sell it by the oz (as I have been IRL) for like $5. Really my goal is to get my hands on some super interesting once-in-a-blue-moon strains, mostly for myself, but also because there's a "cool" factor of selling unique stuff that I care about more than I should.

Since that's not a very lucrative, scale-able, sustainable (looking @ u FDA) OR particularly interesting/unique thing, I'm also going to sell cool herbs. I've been working with a very interesting woman from soviet-era East Berlin who distills her own essential oils to sell and travels the world to hunt down knowledge and sustainable sources of neat plants and whatnot. There are some pretty neat plants out there other than kratom. For example, I found one herb that's been used as an aphrodisiac in South/West African countries for as long as people have been fucking, but it also raises free testosterone levels in rats or mice or some furry rodent by 346%. There's tons of stuff like this too! Look at 7,8-DHF, a natural compound that directly binds to the same receptor as BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) and exerts comparable effects! Maybe I'll sell that too idk I've been using it a bunch lately and it hasn't made my rants any more linear.

I'm also considering making some fun little kratom enhancer blends that don't contain kratom but can be mixed with/taken alongside to adjust or amplify specific effects. I've had more than half a decade of experience there so I'll let you know if I come up with anything exciting! Also hunting down kratom replacements.

I really just wrote this to flesh out my idea, and I figured you guys may have some input after reading my stream of consciousness behind what I'm trying to do. Anything you guys would like to see?

Oh also I'll have some water soluble kratom alkaloids in a couple minutes. I obviously can't/won't sell that because I want kratom to stay legal and people to not die, but I'll definitely report back on how much more effective it is than the same alkaloids sans emulsion.

[e_poison]

Do you mean ordering kratom in bulk online and then selling locally for a markup? I guess the only thing you'd have to research is the competition in your area. Are there other kratom vendors in your city/town? Lots of headshops?

I'm also considering making some fun little kratom enhancer blends that don't contain kratom but can be mixed with/taken alongside to adjust or amplify specific effects. I've had more than half a decade of experience there so I'll let you know if I come up with anything exciting! Also hunting down kratom replacements.

This would be very interesting online venture and might make a great side business. Did you come up with anything exciting yet?

[BallzDeep9]

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I found one herb that's been used as an aphrodisiac in South/West African countries for as long as people have been fucking, but it also raises free testosterone levels in rats or mice

Exciting stuff, djulain, let us know what U discover there. Scan the Vendor List for "O" vendors selling Other herbs, a few do carry a high quality Longjack aka Tongkat Ali ( Eurycoma Longifolia ) either extract or raw plant form. I've been interested to try that. Enhanciosa is one vendor who sells it along with good kratom.

For a pain reliever I see Incarvillea sinensis being sold, here & there, but its a relatively new discovery in USA.