Austin is the place to be this June.
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Based on the findings of a recent preclinical study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), researchers found that individuals who consumed cannabis for several years usually have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and lower body weight. These findings still confused them because of cannabis’s reputation for increasing one’s appetite.
The national trend is down. Your market may disagree.
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The cannabis community has historically been full of creative people, entrepreneurs, tinkerers, and people who are comfortable thinking outside the frameworks that everyone else takes for granted. That is partly cultural, partly chemical, and largely the result of having spent years operating in spaces where the mainstream rules did not apply. That disposition is an asset right now.