Quote Originally Posted by Klonzinc
THE TRUE SKUNK #1 was created in Cali back in the 70's by the skunk man, and contrary to it's name it does not carry the oder of skunk but a rather sweet order. The skunk #1 was brought to Holland in 1985 and it is a 75 sativa 25 afghani indica not a land race strain, check it out for yourself. this was also the very first strain to win the high times cannabis cup in 1987.

So djore113, maybe I am not as uneducated as you think, there were plenty of hybrid skunks that had the skunk smell back in the day, maybe you were smoking something else.
This is all true (except there is a skunk-spray smelling variation of the same genetics), and proves you are a savvy google user, but it's not relevant to the point I was trying to make, which is that everyone thinks it's fine to misname everything... you can't take for granted anything is what they say it is, and even good dispensaries are guilty of perpetuating this habit. The motivation behind it is greed, pride, who knows what else... You don't have to tell people, "Hey, look at my Silver Haze" when you really have an unknown hybrid that happens to have that Haze smell. This does not make it Silver Haze, and it's not ok to misrepresent your product as that strain.

funkfingers, I never called into question Mr Nice besides taking what Klonz said at face value. I actually looked it up, and Klonz was wrong, Mr Nice does not sell Silver Haze, they sell SUPER Silver Haze, with this description:

A champion of champions since winning its hat-trick at the 1997, 1998, and 1999 High Times Cannabis Cups and comprising of the most commercial strains known to the uncivilized world: Skunk, NL and Haze. Such achievements confer an undoubtedly regal pedigree. It has an excellent breed for those who wish to possess the stash of stashes and leaves one gasping for reality. This complex hybrid is in the cutting edge in practical Haze hybrids, designed to astound the grower and consumer alike. Recommendation is unnecessary as most people can not see the Haze for their daze.

Notice they tell the buyer what hybrid they are actually buying, and not calling it pure silver haze. Seems fine to me.