Mike Tyson Opens 40-Acre Marijuana Farm In California

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA -- Boxing legend Mike Tyson is getting in on the biggest recreational marijuana industry in the country. Tyson reportedly broke ground on a 40-acre marijuana farm in California City, about two hours north of Los Angeles, at the state welcomes the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Tyson is reportedly a partner in the farm co-owned by Robert Hickman and Jay Strommen, The Blast reported.

"We’re told Tyson Ranch will be dedicating 20 acres of their land for cultivation facilities that 'will allow master growers to have maximum control of their environment.' There will also be a Tyson Cultivation School to teach growers the latest and greatest ways to perfect their own strains," the news site wrote.

The- so-called Baddest Man on the Planet has been a long supporter of marijuana and its apparent "healing" effects, The Blast reported.

-- Photo: Mike Tyson attends the opening night ceremony of the 2017 U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)