Pubdate: Thu, 26 May 2011 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2011 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wEtbT4yU Website: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Author: Tristin Hopper Mary Jane, Meet Justin: DRUG STRAIN RUMOURED TO BE NAMED AFTER STAR A new strain of marijuana named after pop star Justin Bieber, pictured, is rumoured to be changing hands in Toronto drug circles. Called JB Kush after Mr. Bieber's initials -the drug purportedly carries the sales message "to help you get through those tough times with your loved one, and make you closer." The story appears to have originated Sunday on the Celebrity blog zacktaylor.ca, which also quoted a source close to Mr. Bieber as saying the drug "is definitely not an authorized use of his name." Clerks at Toronto-area head shops contacted by the National Post were unable to confirm the existence of the strain and were "extremely uninterested in finding out." Mr. Bieber has been the subject of several hoaxes since his 2008 rise to stardom. Last summer, an Internet rumour circulated that Justin Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, was being offered $50,000 to pose topless in Playboy. His mother denied the rumour. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom