Live Stoner Chat What are our Responsibilities ???

[Kozminski]

I can see both sides of this issue. If I were to try to turn my grandparents on to cannabis for their ailments, I wouldn't want to say, "here, try this Thunderfuck". but as both a medical and recreational user myself, I don't mind weird and creative names.

I think it is a bit similar to beer, in that there are now many microbreweries making some damn good brew, and a lot of them use creative and interesting names for their beers, not all of which are family friendly, to stand out from the rest and differentiate themselves from the big producers. but alcohol is only for adults, so adult themes aren't so out of place among people looking for a buzz.

with cannabis, the recreational market is much like the beer thing, appealing to adults looking to have fun. but then we also have children, elderly, and those who don't like to get high, using cannabis for serious life threatening conditions and as a pure medicine. and in that context, I can see how some strain names might turn some people away. they could always do like the pharmaceutical companies do, and give them names that are weird made-up words that don't really mean anything. that would probably appeal to more mainstream folks.

and for the legalization movement, I can see how some names get used by opponents to try to shine a negative light. but I would hope that any thinking person would look past the names and look at the substance behind the name. I wonder if the repeal of alcohol prohibition would have gone differently if underground hooch had names like Skullsplitter, Bitch's Brew, or Arrogant Bastard?


but, honestly I don't really care what a strain is called, I only care about how it grows, smells/tastes, and what mental/physical effects it has. hell, I had this one plant a few years ago from a random seed that I called "Pussy Finger" because, well, it stank in a good way

 

[Waximus]

Honestly, peeps, I'd never considered this much until this thread. Interesting, and informing, thoughts. There is pondering to be done.

 

[wwwillie]

It was his 47th cross with Afghani Kush.. (AK47)

It could just as easliy have been AK 69 if it took more crosses to make...

Thanks!
I now know something I did not before, and that's always a plus!!

 

[epenguin]

Ohh it is good to have started a thread that has led to some very fine debate. This is exactly what I intended. You peeps here at AFN can have a good debate without name calling and fighting each other. This is exactly the vibe we want to prosper among us. We can agree and agree to disagree with politeness.
For my two pence worth, I think we do a dis-service to our ultimate goals by using swear words and the like to advertise a strain. It is not big and clever to use these words. We give ammo to our detractors by the use of offensive words in our names.
IMHO as always.

Thanks for the lively debate, eP.

 

[Dr Fluff]

Ohh it is good to have started a thread that has led to some very fine debate. This is exactly what I intended. You peeps here at AFN can have a good debate without name calling and fighting each other. This is exactly the vibe we want to prosper among us. We can agree and agree to disagree with politeness.
For my two pence worth, I think we do a dis-service to our ultimate goals by using swear words and the like to advertise a strain. It is not big and clever to use these words. We give ammo to our detractors by the use of offensive words in our names.
IMHO as always.

Thanks for the lively debate, eP.

Very well put epenguin, I also love the fact that AFM members can have a mature debate and keep it nice and friendly. I tip my hat to everyone who has taken part and has taken time to be respectful of other when making their point. :tiphat: Very cool indeed!


It is not just cannabis strains that have names which may shock some people, think about cocktails they have some pretty full on names.

Here's a few for example -


B*** job,Orgasm, Sex on the beach, slippery nipple, duck fart, smoker's cough, liquid cocaine, leg spreader, granny punch, cock dock, pussy potion, panty remover, suicide sampler, panda fart, top-shelf pain, american psycho,devil's advocate,Long Sloe Screw Up Against A Wall ,Screaming Orgasm ,Nipple Twister,Boogers in the Grass, Cooter Cork, Cowboy C**ksucker, Dirty Diaper, Hot J*zz, Maggots, Naked Girl Scout, Nipple on Fire, Old Crusty, Panty Quiver, Pecker Wrecker, Poop Chute, P*ssy Juice, Rugmuncher, Sl*t Juice, Smurf on the Rag, Stiff Dick,F**ked up pissed off Japanese Minnow Farmer.

 

[Dreadlow]

Your totally right dude. And quite the cocktail expert i must say haha!

 

[epenguin]

Who in their right mind would create a cocktail called Naked Girl Scout??? or Granny Punch ?!?

Yeah, like I would punch my grandmother in the face. As if. Now if it was a Meerkat that would be a different story.....

Makes me ashamed at times. Glad I'm a penguin and not a human being.

eP.

 

[Banana]

Great thread eP

 

[namvet25]

Back in my young days nobody would name pot but back then I do remember acculpulcalgold and mauie wowie and most of the weed came from Mexico or Columbia.

 

[Dr Fluff]

Your totally right dude. And quite the cocktail expert i must say haha!

Lmao Dread I really am not much of a drinker, I have always been a man of the herb.

Reading through this thread, It occurred to me that cocktails had some funny names such as "Fuzzy Duck" which is a spoonerism where you swap round the fist letter of each word it sound rude, a game which Friar Tuck is not allowed to play.

So seeing as I am sat in front my PC I thought i'd google outrageous cocktail names to be honest some of them had me lmao.

I guess outrageous names doesn't stop there but also can be found in band names and some of those are even more outrageous than any of the weed or cocktail names, so much so I wouldn't put them in a post even with asterisks in the middle of them.

People like to be shocked which is why Mylie Cyrus and lady gaga make so much money also think about the gore fests that you get with certain horror films.

I do however think if dispensaries are to sell some of these , then they could put something like "insert dispensary name here - SDS" or the like on the jar and have a disclaimer saying name unsuitable for public display.

The bud tender (or what ever they are called) will be aware of the health benefits for each strain and for which medical problem it is best for and of course you would have the right if you so wished to ask what the real name is if you have a broad mind.

If granny Gumdrop want some glaucoma meds she doesn't need to know it is called "Strawberry Dog S**t" does she? Calling it "SDS" is probably better but there again who know she might have broad shoulders but that's up to her to decide.