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A line of Bob Marley weed hit dispensary shelves this weekend, and Jamaicans aren't happy about it.
Marley Natural, a New York-based marijuana startup introduced a strain of medical marijuana branded after reggae icon Bob Marley. California dispensaries began stocking four strains of the bud Friday, The Verge reports.
Despite the company calling itself as a "global marijuana brand" embodying Rastafarian virtues, it's doing little to promote Jamaican culture while profiting from the stereotypes, The Verge reports.
Marley Natural's funding source — Privateer Holdings — which boasts a pirate ship logo, is also raising eyebrows.
"Given Marley's anti-capitalist, anti-establishment identity, the idea of having a company that evokes the name of centuries old pirates, and a very negative tradition of imperialist assault sends a lot of the wrong messages," Mike Alleyne, a Middle Tennessee State University professor and author of an encyclopedia on reggae told The Verge.
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Marley Natural, a New York-based marijuana startup introduced a strain of medical marijuana branded after reggae icon Bob Marley. California dispensaries began stocking four strains of the bud Friday, The Verge reports.
Despite the company calling itself as a "global marijuana brand" embodying Rastafarian virtues, it's doing little to promote Jamaican culture while profiting from the stereotypes, The Verge reports.
Marley Natural's funding source — Privateer Holdings — which boasts a pirate ship logo, is also raising eyebrows.
"Given Marley's anti-capitalist, anti-establishment identity, the idea of having a company that evokes the name of centuries old pirates, and a very negative tradition of imperialist assault sends a lot of the wrong messages," Mike Alleyne, a Middle Tennessee State University professor and author of an encyclopedia on reggae told The Verge.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Author: The Bakersfield Californian
Photo Credit: Randall Benton
Website: The Bakersfield Californian
