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Maryland marijuana businesses seek novel collaborations

Entrepreneurs say that it is better to be a pillar of the community than a pariah

Published Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Washington

    AT LEAST two Maryland state universities are jumping at the chance to work with marijuana growers to research the medicinal application and cultivation of cannabis. A tiny Western Maryland town said that it would happily accept a 5 per cent share of profits from a company that hopes to operate there.

    As competition to join Maryland's burgeoning medical marijuana industry intensifies, some out-of-state entrepreneurs are forging partnerships with local institutions even before securing a licence to operate.

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