via urbanislandz.comMusic / NewsBob Marley is the face of the first global marijuana brandWho else?ShareLink copied ✔️November 18, 2014MusicNewsTextThomas Gorton World famous stoner, ceramic ashtray muse, slogan t-shirt inspiration and reggae musician Bob Marley has been chosen as the face of Marley Natural, as announced by his family and the Seattle-based firm behind the company on NBC Today. Marley Natural will offer "heirloom Jamaican cannabis strains" as well as Marley paraphernalia (just in case the world ever runs out). It'll also sell weed-infused creams and lotions made with Jamaican botanicals, all inspired by Marley. The company will also sell printed t-shirts with the slogan "Smoke Like A Marley". Bob Marley died in 1981 after melanoma spread to his lungs and brain. Any doubts about how the avowedly anti-capitalist activist would feel about Marley Natural were laid to rest by his wife Rita, who said: "You can depend on Bob, too. He’s 100 percent behind what is happening. He’s happy because this is what we dreamed of." Bob Marley reportedly smoked around a pound of marijuana a week, which in modern day weight systems, is loads. Now, his love for "the herb" will be spread across all places in the world where it is legal to grow and distribute the plant. All the products will be packaged by Heckler Associates, the company responsible for packaging Starbucks and New Balance, so all Marley Natural products, actual weed or otherwise, should come to the customer in neat and tidy fashion. "This is what the end of prohibition looks like," said Brendan Kennedy, the CEO of Privateer Holdings, which owns Marley Natural. "Bob Marley started to push for legalization more than 50 years ago. We're going to help him finish it." Watch Marley Natural representatives and relatives of the late icon spreading the word below: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical undergroundThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked! Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverFebruary 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedWhat do cats think of Mitski’s new album? Find out in this new video‘Thug metal’ band Empty Shell Casing are the nu kids on the blockThese evocative photos depict the in-between moments at Rio Carnival These photos straddle ‘pre and post-iPhone’ London nightlifeListen to Evissimax’s ‘Black, vampy and sexy’ Dazed mixPop dreamer Gabriela Richardson shares her internet obsessionsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy