DHS looks to become leader in cannabis cultivation

The city of Desert Hot Springs is on the verge of experiencing what could turn out to be the biggest economic boon in the history of the city.

Investors and entrepreneurs are spending millions of dollars, buying up land and drafting plans to build huge, indoor marijuana growing operations.

Tax revenues from the new businesses could put the long struggling city well on the road to economic recovery, and turn Desert Hot Spring into a leader for cannabis cultivation.

CBS Local 2’s Tom Tucker gives you an inside look at what is expected to be one of the greatest concentrations of indoor marijuana growing operations in the United States.

Watch the special report on CBS Local 2 on Tuesday at 5:30PM.