Well, you're still in North America, and I'm sure Canadians are just as much into freedom and so forth.

I think Hogweed is frowned on by the law here, and so is ragwort. But I can't imagine any hassles over dandelions, not round here anyway.

Every spring we've got great displays of daffodils on roadside verges in Harlow, planted by voluntary groups raising funds, with the local council paying a bounty for each bulb planted.

As soon as they die dowm, the dandelions spring up in their place, keeping the gold and green display going for a few more weeks. Nobody planted them, they're a bonus. They don't seem to interfere with the daffodils.