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Mike Tyson to Open 40-Acre Marijuana Resort 'Tyson Ranch' in Southern California
By Rob Goldberg
Former
boxer Mike Tyson is ready to cash in on marijuana, which was recently legalized for recreational
use in
California.
According
to Gary Trock of The Blast, Tyson broke ground on a 40-acre plot of land in California City, which he intends to use to grow marijuana as well as fund research into the medical effects of the drug.
The resort, which is named Tyson Ranch, is in Southern California, about 60 miles
southwest of Death Valley National Park.
While 20 acres of the area will be used to cre- ate "high-quality strains of THC
and CBD," the ranch will also feature a hydro- feed plant and supply store, extraction facili- ty, edible factory, premium "glamping"
campgrounds and cabins, an amphitheater and the Tyson Cultivation School to teach new growers.
The former
heavyweight champion was fined in 2000 for testing positive for marijuana, and he said in his memoir that he got high before major
fights. He also said he used marijuana when he was sen- tenced
for cocaine pos- session in 2007.
California became the sixth state to allow recreation- al use of the drug as of Jan. 1, providing Tyson and oth- ers the opportu- nity to sell it legally with a license.
California City mayor Jennifer Wood was pres- ent at the groundbreaking and called the new ranch a "rebirth" for the city, per Trock, as it hopes to provide many jobs for the area.
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