Senior citizens find nurtured "weed" is pot

        Arizona seniors 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 5-foot-tall marijuana plant growing in the driveway of a retirement community near Prescott, 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.

退休老人误把大麻当花养

        亚利桑那的一些老人不知道自己在车道上悉心照料的一种生长旺盛的植物究竟是什么，直到一名路过的副警长告诉他们那是大麻。Yavapai县警局说，上周三一名副警长发现这种五英尺高的大麻植物在Prescott附近一处养老社区的车道上长得花繁叶茂。警局发言人Susan Quayle在电话里告诉路透社记者说：“那里的居民以为那只是一种好看的野草，于是就决定养起来。这种植物可能是偶然自己生根发芽的，也可能是来访的某个孙辈撒下的种子。警官已经拔掉了这种植物，进行了宣传教育，但没有发出法庭传票。”