Arizona seniors had no idea what the flourishing plant they nurtured in their driveway was until a passing deputy told them it was marijuana.
"Agatha! It's the cops!"
"Quick, Ezra! Hide the stash and look stoopid!" | A Yavapai County sheriff's department said a deputy spotted the blooming 5-foot-tall marijuana plant growing in the driveway of a retirement community near Prescott, midweek.
"Nice plant y'got there, Gramps!"
"We like it. What's it to ya, sonny?" | "The residents just thought it was a pretty weed and so they decided to nurture it," department spokeswoman Susan Quayle told Reuters by telephone.
"Hazel, don't forget to pick up some more Miracle Grow for the marahoochie plant!" | The officer yanked out the plant, which Quayle said was either "self-seeded or could have been dropped by a grandchild visiting the community."
"Oh, Gawd! Don't look, Agatha!" | "No citations were issued. The officer just educated them," she said.
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