an abandoned greenhouse complex here. he intends to renovate it and convert it to a cannabis growing operation. he s not the only one. this is called fuji lane. it was once the powerhouse of the cut flower industry. now, as you look down, you ll see fancy fencing with barbed wire on the top. wherever you see that is a new cannabis operation that s come into being. we ll end up with close to a couple hundred greenhouse operations of size in the cannabis industry here. reporter: 400 miles to the south, desert hot springs, which went bankrupt in 2001 and has been struggling ever since, is hoping cannabis will revive its fortunes. what you re seeing here is in desert hot springs, they ve zoned light and dust trails to be cannabis friendly. all the parcels have cannabis opportunity for cultivation. 30,000 square feet. reporter: carter has a consulting business in desert hot springs that helps companies open cannabis production facilities, like this new $7 million marijuana grow hous
reporter: all throughout california towns with struggling economies are hoping to turn things around by getting into the canibus business. looking at the remains of buildings. now this is kind of what s happened. this was once a thriving cut flower area. now most of those greenhouses are vacant. reporter: in the 90s the u.s. signed a trade pact with columbia that devastated monterey s cut flower industry. he intends to renovate this area and convert to a canabus growing operation. he s not the only one. this is called fuji lane. it was the powerhouse of the cut flower industry. as you look down you ll see fancy fencing with bashed wire on top. wherever you see that on that road is a new canabus operation come into being. we ll end up with close to a couple hundred greenhouse operations here. 400 miles to the south the