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Laura Cavaness sweeps out a lodge at the Hotel Nipton, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Nipton, Calif. American Green Inc., one of the nation’s largest cannabis companies, announced it has bought the entire 80 acre California desert town of Nipton. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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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?

By JOHN LOCHER and JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press August 5, 2017