Bob Marley is as synonymous with weed as Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson or Wiz Khalifa, if not far more so. Just walk around any college campus, or more likely find the stoners hidden away in their dorm rooms, and you'll see a litany of Marley shirts and flags marking the identity of ghanga lovers everywhere.
With the proliferation of legalized pot in recent years, it only makes sense that Marley would finally get his own brand of weed. According to Billboard, it launched in states where cannabis is legal Friday on what would have been Marley's 71st birthday.
The Marley Natural brand already has a pretty extensive catalog of body care products including hemp seed lip balm, body lotion, body wash, essential oil blend and body salve. There's also the Marley Beverage Company's line of teas designed to help you sleep, much like the herb it's emulating.
All of those products were building up to this inevitable line of cannabis, which includes four strains of weed named for the Ethiopian flag, the birthplace of Rastafarianism: Marley Green, the suggested strain for novice herb users, Marley Gold, Marley Red and Marley Black, a THC-concentrated strand for avid users. The company also announced several paraphernalia products including pipes, bowls, bubblers, grinders and breakdown surfaces.
"My dad would be so happy to see so many people appreciating the natural, healing power of the herb," said Cedella, Bob Marley's daughter. "We are thrilled to be sharing Marley Natural products with the world just in time for his 71st birthday."
As the laws exist now, marijuana must be grown in the state where it is sold and the company is working with farmers in Northern California's Humboldt County and Emerald Triangle regions to supply the dispensaries. Marley's estate earned $21 million last year, making Bob the No. 4 top earning deceased celebrity according to Forbes.
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