St. Louis-based retailer CBD Kratom expands with Philadelphia store

CBD Kratom, the St. Louis-based retailer of cannabidiol, or CBD, products, has expanded with a new store.

The chain’s first Philadelphia store, at 212 S. 17th St., opened July 1.

The company carries over 600 cannabis products including CBD, a non-intoxicating marijuana extract used to treat a variety of conditions, Delta-8 THC, CBG and other minor cannabinoids. CBD Kratom also carries 50 strains of kratom, which is an herbal supplement, and kratom specialty products.

Dafna Revah and her husband, David Palatnik, opened their first CBD Kratom store in Chicago in 2016. The chain has since expanded to 39 locations, in Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, New York City and now Philadelphia. CBD Kratom says it is the largest privately owned CBD and kratom retail chain in the U.S.

The company employs about 365 workers total and is hiring locally and as it plans further expansion, officials said.

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