Quote Originally Posted by snow owl
Lets say it wasn't O.K. Do you really think a company who grows grass (an illegal act) is going to bring you into a court of law and say, "your honor, would you please protect our trademark of our illegally sold product."?
Yes, because A) they would not necessarily need to reveal the precise nature of the product to defend their trademark - they can call it "hemp", and B) intellectual property laws are a separate issue from drug laws. Besides, seed sales are legal in many countries, so a seed supplier could easily defend his trademarked name without worrying about the legality of his product. Additionally, even in the US, there are medical-use growers who could also defend trademarks without much concern.