New in Town: CBD retailer pops up on Saginaw Highway

Nature’s Kyoor, a new shop selling its own in-house and locally outsourced CBD goods, has opened up on Saginaw Highway near the Lansing Mall.

Co-owner Kenneth Kareckas said the mission of Nature’s Kyoor is to help people out by providing alternative, natural medicine that is non-intoxicating. If you weren’t already in the loop, CBD is all the rage across the United States. It’s a legal alternative to THC that does not get you high but is said to offer the same stress and pain relief that can be provided by THC. Kareckas said his customers often use CBD-infused products to reduce anxiety and alleviate nagging joint or back pain.

“CBD does a lot — it depends what you’re having problems with. It relieves pain, it relieves anxiety and it helps people sleep. It does wonders for all sorts of stuff,” Kareckas said.

Before the shop’s official opening earlier this month, Nature’s Kyoor began as an online retailer that handled all of its sales digitally. Difficulties arose when making the push for a brick-and-mortar space, as many vacant spaces in strip malls had neighboring stores already selling CBD products, and several property owners were deterred by the thought of CBD itself; erroneously confusing Nature’s Kyoor for a provisioning center or a head shop.

“They thought we were selling products that get you high, not realizing it’s only for medical purposes. It’s hard,” Kareckas said. “When we finally found a building, the place was completely destroyed. It took us two months to remodel it.”

Nature’s Kyoor, like many CBD shops, has a large variety of goods that are infused with CBD. One glance at the shelves and shoppers are greeted with options ranging from gummy bears to coffee. In this day and age, there’s not a single product that doesn’t have a CBD incarnation out there waiting to be discovered. Kareckas said his most popular product is Nature’s Kyoor’s range of topical CBD creams.

“You just rub it on like any other lotion. The CBD gets in your system and targets the pain,” Kareckas said.

Kareckas said the advantage of shopping at a store like Nature’s Kyoor for CBD goods, rather than a gas station or convenience store, is the authenticity and quality of the CBD being used.

“A lot of people don’t know what they’re getting. A lot of companies market hemp seed oil as the same thing as CBD — people see it and mistake it for CBD,” Kareckas said. “There’s a lot of stuff out there that isn’t actual CBD. We only make stuff with the best quality products you can buy.”

Nature’s Kyoor

4218 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing

CLOSED Sunday

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

(517) 928-0053, facebook.com/www.natureskyoor.co