And the stupidity continues with stupid decisions like this going on. Who knew a plant wasn't a plant apparently? And the stupidity continues with stupid decisions like this going on. Who knew a plant wasn't a plant apparently?

It grows in the ground, requires sunshine and water to blossom and earns California growers an estimated $17 billion a year. But don't call marijuana an agricultural crop in Tulare County.

The Fresno Bee (http://bit.ly/pwDIGg) reports that a judge ruled this week against a medical marijuana-growing collective that wanted to operate on land zoned for agriculture.

Tulare County Counsel Kathleen Bales-Lange says it's the first time that courts have addressed whether marijuana can be classified as an agricultural crop. California voters legalized pot for medicinal purposes in 1996.

The case began when the county Board of Supervisors sued the Foothill Growers Association, which operated in an agriculture-zoned building.