MEET TYLER FISHER

Q&A with fisher botanicals owner & advocate tyler fisher

How did you come to find Kratom and when?

When I was a utility pole tester, I was looking for a safe alternative to pain medication, without all of the terrible side effects. I found Kratom in 2012 at a local gas station in Nebraska where I was working at the time. When I first took it, I thought maybe it was too good to be true. Nine years later, I realize it was the answer I had been looking for and it saved my life.

What led you to make the move from consumer to vendor?

I began selling Kratom because it is so expensive at head shops and gas stations. I was spending so much money that, quite frankly we just didn't have at the time. I decided I needed to sell enough to at least cover the cost of my personal amounts. I talked to my wife, JoAnna, and we decided to buy a shipment overseas after a ton of research on farmers, etc.

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We were worried that we may never get this money back, but others were interested in a group buy at the time. I put all my own money down and didn't collect from anyone else until the shipment was in my hands. After buying and selling the first shipment, I decided I had enough people interested to start my own business and order another shipment.

We applied for the LLC, created a logo, and ordered food safe bags, etc right away and things just took off from there. We were doing well, so I quit my utillity job and focused on Fisher Botanicals full time. Jason Treat, my warehouse manager, has been with me since the beginning. My beautiful wife, JoAnna Fisher, has been supportive since day one and handles all of the behind the scenes stuff. I also have to thank Tracy Kelleher for helping support my Facebook page, Fisher Tea CBD and Discussion. Without all their help, none of this would be possible.

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3. What's Indonesia like?

When we went to Indonesia, it was a complete culture shock. We were there for nearly two weeks for a mix of vacation and business. We took Philippines airlines out of LAX and it was nearly 24 hours. We had a layover in Manilla, Philippines for about 5 hours. We weren't able to use debit cards and we weren't allowed to access the ATM so we couldn't eat and there was nowhere to sleep. Our bags were searched several times and scanned in x-ray machines several times.There were tensions at the time with Isis and everyone was on edge, I believe. We were very happy when we were allowed to board our next flight and head to Bali, Indonesia. Once we arrived, we felt so relaxed. THe accommodations and landscape were stunning. We couldn't wait to get out and explore. One of our main farmers at the time, and a close friend, flew from his home in Pontianak and met us in Bali. We saw so many things, from beautiful temples, to toilets you paid $5 to use that were no more than a hole dug in the ground.

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Many areas had no running water. Religion is of course different than what we were use to seeing here in the U.S. You would hear prayer and music over the loud speakers at a certain time each day. It was strange and beautiful, too. After a few days in Bali, we flew to Pontianak to visit another farmer and friend. We were truly treated like royalty. Nothing we ever would have expected. They paid to put us in a beautiful bungalow and fed us the most wonderful food, even things like turtle eggs. They even made sure to surprise JoAnna with Dunkin Donuts coffee and a donut one day. On our adventures through town, you'd often see families of 4-5 all traveling on a single scooter or motorcycle. This was jungle terrain, and while we were there, there was news that an elderly woman had been swallowed by an anaconda. They had to cut the snake open to remove her body. There were signs posted at the rivers and canals warning people not to swim because there were crocodiles. Children were swimming, and women were doing laundry anyway. It was truly another world. We visited some of the most beautiful places we had ever seen and strangers would ask for pictures with us, simply because they had never seen americans before. If we didn't have two children to get back to, we would have stayed longer but we did what we could at the time. We can't wait to return one day.

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What is your favorite strain you carry?

My favorite strain that we carry is Coppermine. My farmer and I came up with the name after I learned that it is picked near a mining area. The reason I love this strain is that it has a course grain, and contains stem and vein with that leaf powder. For me, it works every time and not every strain has that ability. Our platinum strains are great as well and are stronger because they contain extract.

Where do you see the industry heading?

I'm hoping Kratom will always be around. The more information that comes available regarding all of the benefits of Kratom and the science behind it, the more support we can gather from the community. I believe that the people who are against Kratom haven't tried it and haven't done the research for themselves.

Tell me about the CBD Kratom you will be carrying soon.

I have just released this new product, CBD Kratom. 1 oz of Kratom has 3 mgs CBD isolate, which contains 0% THC. You can purchase up to 1 kilo, which contains 1,000 mgs of CBD isolate. So far, it has been very popular and I believe it will only continue to gain popularity as time goes on.

I love this job, it is my passion. I finally feel like I have found what I was meant to do in this life. It is to help people who may be going through what I have been through. In doing so, I also get to provide for my family. It means everything to me