I never said or even inferred that you did approve. I only made the obvious comparison between the disreputable business practices of your friends and the disreputable business practices of Dr. Greenthumb.
As for me having ever personally known any dealers that did that .... nope, I can't say that I never personally knew a dealer than misrepresented what he was selling. I heard of it happening now and then, but I never knew one personally. But then back then in my area tokers somewhat policed dealers to keep them honest. If a dealer was known to be ripping people off in some way or another, people would bide their time and wait until they were someplace the dealer was at, like a party, and they would slip a number of hits of acid into their beer or whatever they were drinking and send them on the trip of their life.
Knowing that sooner or later it would happen to them if they played fast and loose with the truth tended to keep almost all of them honest.
Also, in my case I began growing when I was 17 and I didn't purchase from dealers all that much after that so I didn't have nearly the exposure to them that many people did or now do.
I think it is a bit different when you are talking about a professional breeder, that some used to be able to perceive as being one of the best and most honest, being caught misrepresenting a strain and using what might be the most famous strain name of modern times for whatever it is that he is really selling, dank or not, so he could attract more business and could overcharge people than when you are talking about some nickle and dime shit-heel dealer.