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"Master grower" Wally -- not his real first name -- trims a pot plant at a medical marijuana dispensary in Long Beach. The Santa Cruz native, 36, has learned the business of high-end cultivation by trial and error.

A burgeoning industry

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"Master grower" Wally -- not his real first name -- trims a pot plant at a medical marijuana dispensary in Long Beach. The Santa Cruz native, 36, has learned the business of high-end cultivation by trial and error.

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