Arizona seniors find nurtured 'weed' is pot

PHOENIX, Arizona - Senior citizens at an Arizona retirement village had no idea what the flourishing plant they nurtured in their driveway was until a passing deputy told them it was marijuana.

A Yavapai County sheriff's department said a deputy spotted the blooming 1.52m tall marijuana plant growing in the driveway of a retirement community near Prescott, two hours drive north of Phoenix midweek.

"The residents just thought it was a pretty weed and so they decided to nurture it," department spokeswoman Susan Quayle told Reuters by telephone.

The officer yanked out the plant, which Quayle said was either "self-seeded or could have been dropped by a grandchild visiting the community."

"No citations were issued. The officer just educated them," she said.

- REUTERS