Marijuana plants pop up in planters in downtown Swift Current

RCMP in Swift Current are trying to figure out how a marijuana plant ended up among the purple petunias in planters downtown.

Mounties were called Monday morning by someone reporting the potted pot in the planter. Staff Sgt. Gary Hodges says officers soon tracked down the plants on Central Avenue North.

“I have no idea what the motivation behind it was or obviously how the plant got there – if someone dropped seeds or planted it overnight,” Staff Sgt. Hodges said.

Hodges explained to Swift Current Online that officers believe it is a male cannabis plant which has less of the active ingredient in the drug.