Posted on 08/04/2017 3:25:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin
American Green Inc. announced Thursday it is buying all 80 acres of Nipton, which includes its Old West-style hotel, a handful of houses, an RV park and a coffee shop. It says it plans to transform the old Gold Rush town into what it calls "an energy-independent, cannabis-friendly hospitality destination."
The town's current owner, Roxanne Lang, said the sale is still in escrow, but confirmed American Green is the buyer. She declined to reveal the price before the sale closes, but noted she and her late husband, Gerald Freeman, listed the property at $5 million when they put it up for sale last year.
Asked what her husband would think of the buyers' plans to turn Nipton into the pot paradise of the California desert, she laughed heartily.
"I think he would find a lot of humor in that," she finally said, adding that as a Libertarian Freeman had no problem with people using marijuana, and as a proponent of green power he'd be all in favor of energy independence. Over the years he'd installed a solar farm himself that provides much of the tiny town's electricity.
American Green says it plans to expand that farm and also bottle and sell cannabis-infused water from Nipton's plentiful aquifer. The buyers are also reaching out to edibles manufacturers and other pot-industry businesses, hoping they'll be interested in relocating to Nipton and bringing jobs with them.
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Nevada is now MJ friendly too but I believe it’s illegal to bring it across state lines. Any one?
Lol! That should stop it.
AZ will go the same way sooner than later.
We were able to hold it off last election, but it was close. I think AZ will fall to the Hippie lettuce crown next election.
awww no
Wait till all the stoner panhandlers show up like they have in Denver.
Cue the music from the graduate and Dustin Hoffman
“Son I have the secret to the next big thing “
“Edibles “
Trust me kids they know what they’re doing
Anybody can eat a bite of brownie
It’s THE. Revolution
Blows away even good acid
Again kids.
They know what they’re doing
Cheers
not sure what probably cause they’d use to stop folks; car full of kids with a nice mom and dad up front?
= = =
Well, they hide the speed limit sign behind a large camper parked beside the road.
Been there, done that.
Like CatNip for cats. Nipton is fitting
Nipton, California
Retirement Heaven...
After a few hits
Who would Care!
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