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A SMALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWN HAS UNDERGONE A SWIFT transformation over the past several years as it continues to position itself as a center of cannabis commerce.
Adelanto houses around 3,400 incarcerated or detained prisoners at three private, county, and federal prison complexes within Adelanto’s city limits. But lately, the city is rebranding itself as a cannabis-friendly town including nearly every type of weed-based business.
Adelanto, meaning “advance” in Spanish, sits atop the high desert area in San Bernardino County, California, and is a quiet desert town with