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Things are dull in South Dakota? Those folks know how to party. Heck, they even grow marijuana on the courthouse lawn! Of course, the press had to go and ruin the fun before the crop came in.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After reporters pointed out that wild marijuana, commonly called ditch weed, was growing on the lawn at the federal courthouse in Sioux Falls, the greenery was eliminated.

City officials and a developer said seeds in dirt brought in for construction must have sprouted.

KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls had it tested to be sure it was ditch weed and brought it to the attention of federal officials last week. None wanted to comment.

Actually, while the story is pretty funny, ditchweed, as it is called, grows wild all over the Midwest. Generally people simply mow it. Although there was one guy back in Illinois who really got himself in trouble over it a while back. He was gathering ditchweed while he was driving around drunk. That was quite the little scandal at the time.