Former American boxer Mike Tyson, champion of two world titles in the 1980s, will open a marijuana farm with two partners in California, a state where the herb has been legal for recreational use since last Monday, a spokesman for the former confirmed today. sportsman.
The “Tyson Ranch”, which covers about 16 hectares and is located in a desert area two hours by car from Los Angeles, will aim to “produce high-quality strains of different types of marijuana,” noted the entertainment portal The Blast .
“Within its facilities, cutting-edge technology will also be implemented to advance research on the health benefits of marijuana,” detailed the article, whose information was corroborated to dpa by a spokesman for the 51-year-old former boxer.
According to The Blast, the marijuana cultivation in the racho will have an area of at least eight hectares and a processing plant to develop edible and health items, such as extracts and lotions, among others.
Tyson Olistic, the company that will operate the ranch, will create jobs for US Army veterans to “connect and give back to the community,” as California City Mayor Jennifer Wood highlighted in a video shared by the portal. informative.
California, the most populous state in the North American country, began on January 1, opened the doors to the legal commercialization of marijuana and joined Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Nevada, the other states where the use of cannabis with non-medical purposes.
Mike Tyson to become a marijuana producer
