Upper East Side CBD Shop Faces Eviction As Landlord Claims Unpaid Rent

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An Upper East Side supplements shop specializing in CBD products is facing eviction as its landlord claims months’ worth of rent has gone unpaid, court documents show.

CBD Kratom was sued in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday by the landlord of its shop on Lexington Avenue between East 61st and 62nd streets.

The location is part of a nationwide chain of stores that sell products containing CBD, a non-psychoactive substance derived from cannabis plants; and kratom, an herbal extract. Both are purported to have health benefits, though the strength of those claims has been challenged by experts.

Since August 2021, CBD Kratom has been “in extended default of its payment obligations, according to attorneys for landlord Terrence Lowenberg, of the company Icon Realty Management.

Read the story at Patch