A Phoenix-based marijuana company, American Green Inc., has successfully negotiated the purchase of Nipton, California.
Located approximately 21 miles from Primm, Nevada, Nipton sits on the northern edge of the Mojave Desert and is poised to cultivate a new type of community in California’s high desert.
American Green, the second oldest and largest publicly traded marijuana business in the United States, plans on modernizing the 120-acre site, according to a recent press release.
“We are excited to lead the charge for a true ‘Green Rush,’” says David Gwyther, chairman and president of American Green. “The Cannabis Revolution that’s going on here in the US, has the power to completely revitalize communities in the same way gold did during the 19th century. This acquisition allows us to channel the myriad interests in cannabis production and consumption for an immediate positive impact to this community’s members and to cannabis consumers across the country. As industry leaders since 2009, we are thrilled to begin work on this first-of-its-kind eco-tourism experience for conscious cannabis consumers.”
An audacious gamble near the Nevada border, American…