Cannabis company plans to turn desert town into pot paradiseBy JOHN LOCHER and JOHN ROGERSAugust 4, 2017 GMTNIPTON, Calif. (AP) — Now that one of the nation's largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton, a question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Potsylvania?The name Weed already belongs to an old mill town in Northern California.Cannabis company plans to turn desert town into pot paradiseBy JOHN LOCHER and JOHN ROGERSAugust 4, 2017 GMTNIPTON, Calif. (AP) — Now that one of the nation's largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton, a question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Potsylvania?The name Weed already belongs to an old mill town in Northern Calfornia.