Last night our local TV showed coverage of a police operation to clear a.....ah.....'plantation' of green leafy 'weed', and the police person was shown grabbing a large clump of green 'weed' in one hand while chopping it off low down just above the roots with the other. That would leave the roots in the ground - do they die off, or sprout again?
Himself and I were then greatly amused by footage of a police helicopter flying away laden with greenery and a few police persons....sure adds a new meaning to "flying high"!
You have to understand I'm a total innocent in this, I've never even smoked ordinary baccy let alone the wacky sort.