From: shinnokxz@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ryan Krebs wrote:   
   > For those who haven't noticed it, start a new game with Big The Cat, and   
   > you'll see scattered around his hut are huge marijuana leaves. no kidding!   
   > The roof of Big's hut is also a massive leaf.   
   > Also, check out the 'wind holes' in the Mystic Ruins. There are pot   
   > leaves blowing up with the debris.   
   > Now I see where Sonic Team gets their ideas from:)   
   > Anyone noticed any other occurances?   
   > Ryan krebs   
   > Calgary,Alberta,Canada.   
      
   I just looked up a video of a playthrough and saw the scene OP was referring   
   to. The plants around him have 7 leaves while pot plants have 5.   
      
   Looks like a horse chestnut or buckeye seedling to me.   
      
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