You Have My Permission to Name a Marijuana Strain After Me

I know, I'm a D-list pot celebrity at best, but at least I won't throw a raging hissy fit:
Tom Cruise's attorneys are looking to take legal action over a new strain of medical marijuana that has been put on the market under the star's name.

The "Tom Cruise Purple" brand, which features a picture of the actor laughing on the vials, is currently being sold in licensed marijuana clubs in Northern California. [sfgate.com]
Thanks to Prop. 215, it might even be possible to sue in California courts for trademark infringement over the name of a marijuana strain. But all you can really do is go after the clubs offering it, which can in turn just change the name to something else like TCP. Regardless, if Tom Cruise really wanted to screw these people, he would have been well advised to keep his mouth shut rather than make the strain famous by complaining about it.

Until all of this plays itself out, aspiring marijuana breeders should just name their strains after me, which I assure you is totally ok. Call it "Scotty Mo Skunk" or something like that. I won't complain unless it sucks.
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Jimi Devine's picture

Poor Scott

Someday you'll get that strain until then keep an eye for that Jimi D Thundernug, I hear its fire.

yes

i feel that you should name a strain after me too!!! im the only norml member within about 50 miles of where i live in nowhere alabama haha, yeah im just kidding im so proud of everyone fighting for our cause man. i love the support that everyone shows towards us and what we stand for. cannabis is not a drug. it is a religious sacrement, a substance to bring people from all colors and differerent backrounds to come together to share what we have in common and forget about even having differences. fight for your beliefs stand strong and love eternally

Tom Cruise?

That sounds about right. Tom Cruise is a moron!!! I makes perfect sense to name marijuana after him!!!

Matt_Potter's picture

I have two questions

"The strain is said to be particularly strong and users can experience hallucinations."
haha... what?

and secondly:

"Cruise's lawyers are now seeking to sue the manufacturers, reports the New York Daily News."
They're going after the manufacturers, not the clubs? Aren't most of the medical growers out there still illegal under the state law as well as fed?

Matt

Tom Cruise Missle

If Mr Cruise becomes the US President in 2012- like it looks like he is seriously trying for - his team will not forget this drug strain insult, nor abandon their mandate to detox western civilization.

That might mean pave over the marijuana underclass as potholes on the road to human progress. America and the world will not intervene, criticise or care as President Cruise does this
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