Mind you, they grew quite an impressive crop

May 28, 2015 11:40 GMT  ·  By

Hundreds of marijuana plants are now growing strong and mighty smack in the center of Astana City, Kazakhstan's capital, nestled in flowerbeds that, until not long ago, were home to daisies, roses or some other innocent and aesthetically pleasing chlorophyll producers. 

If we're going to be honest here, we have to admit that, unlike the former inhabitants of these flower beds in the center of Kazakhstan's capital city, the marijuana plants don't really brighten up the place. They do, however, let out a very specific fragrance that's hard to ignore.

It was their distinctive smell that first got people's attention

Reports say that, when the marijuana plants first started growing in the center of Astana City, people would simply walk past the flowerbeds without even glancing at them.

As they matured, the cannabis plants began to reek and so were exposed for what they really were: an illegal harvest that had no business growing in the center of a respectable and law-abiding city.

Since it's not every day that marijuana springs out of the ground in city centers, some people didn't even realize what the plants were and thought them to be some weird flowers.

“I was walking down the street when I saw these cute plants at the junction of Auezova Street and Dzhangeldina Street. What a nice little flowerbed, I thought!” said local resident Mihail Malorod.

Authorities have no idea who planted the marijuana harvest

Officials say that, when the time came to glam up these flowerbeds in the center of Astana City, they simply contacted a gardening company and had them plant whatever they wanted.

Hence, they can't say for sure who is to blame for the incident. Rumor has it that it was one of the gardening company's workers who pulled this prank, but authorities are yet to confirm that this is precisely what happened.

An investigation is ongoing and the culprits should soon be brought to justice. Meanwhile, the marijuana plants will be removed and destroyed. A complete waste, some might say.

An investigation is ongoing
An investigation is ongoing

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