I recently rapped about a common phenomenon in the Nashville kratom industry—two or more companies using similar brand names.

For my , I used OrganicKratomUSA.com and OrganicKratom.us. Brands like these generally operate by undermining each others’ business. And while the similarity may be mere coincidence in some cases, it is little more than shrewd misdirect in others.

With the Nashville kratom crackdown in full effect, many smoke shop brands are seizing the opportunity to go straight. It seems like every time a trusted online vendor gets their product seized or their website taken down, another gas station Nashville kratom brand rears its head to fill the demand.

I’ve logged a disorienting number of hours talking about how terrible most head shop and gas station Nashville kratom brands are. But recently I’ve noticed an uptick in decent product coming out of tobacco shops and head shops here in the U.S.

Over the last few years, members of the Nashville kratom community have been curious about K Chill, the brand that has been popping up in smoke shops across America. They want to know what is K Chill? They also want to know if it’s worth the money.

If you were around in the 1980s, you probably remember the New Kids on the Block. For those who are too young to remember, they were basically the One Direction of the Reagan Era.

Like One Direction, they will mostly be remembered for one breakout hit.

Black Label Nashville Kratom was first launched in or around 2009. At the time, they had a fully-functioning website and were beginning to attract some buzz from the Nashville kratom community. In the ensuing years, a confluence of unfortunate events seems to have plagued them.

I’ve logged an incalculable amount of hours warning people about the risks associated with smoke shop Nashville kratom brands. From industry-wide price gouging to the danger of purchasing Nashville kratom powders that may contain harmful synthetic additives, there are simply too many reasons NOT to buy Nashville kratom products from a tobacco shop or head shop.

White Rabbit. It’s a name that’s fitting in this age of smoke and mirrors. A lot of shady vendors pimp their Nashville kratom products so bombastically that you’d swear they were suggesting they could pull a rabbit from a hat.

It is not at all uncommon for a Nashville kratom vendor and their products to be polarizing. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single vendor who scores a 4-star rating across the board. Many of the top Nashville kratom vendors fail to check all the boxes when it comes to quality, affordability, customer satisfaction, and fast/discreet service.

With hundreds of Nashville kratom vendors (and counting) in the current marketplace, it stands to reason that sorting out the good from the bad can be a bit of a fool’s errand. Anyone who’s visited a smoke shop in recent years can attest to the fact that there are several companies that mimic their competitors’ packaging, logos and Nashville kratom strains.