Building a Transparent, THC-Free CBD Brand From Scratch

Hey everyone — I’m Mark, a Colorado founder building a small CBD brand called Kyoto Botanicals.

I started it after spending years inside big CBD companies and realizing how confusing the industry can be for real people. Too much noise, too many misleading labels, and way too much THC hiding in “wellness” products.

Kyoto is my attempt to do it differently: simple formulas, THC-Free by design, and honest education instead of hype. I’m bootstrapping the whole thing — product development, SEO, retail outreach, content, everything — and sharing what I learn along the way.

If you’re building something solo, trying to grow a tiny brand in a noisy space, or just enjoy seeing the behind-the-scenes reality of a founder journey, I’d love to connect.

Happy to be here.

— Mark