MILLVILLE -- A hanging flower pot in the city's downtown arts district temporarily served as a hanging pot pot.

Police pulled two marijuana plants from the hanging flower basket located in front of 112 N. High St. Tuesday afternoon after receiving a report of the cannabis growing there.Police believe the illicit plants began growing after someone hurled marijuana seeds into the flower basket from an overhead apartment.

It was a passerby who spotted the marijuana plants growing in the basket, according to police. The basket is filled with pink flowers and hangs about 12 feet off the ground.

Flower baskets line North High Street in the Glasstown Arts District. They are owned by the city and maintained by the recreation and parks department.