“There
is probably no better known cultural icon related to cannabis than Bob Marley.
He called cannabis the herb and he said the herb is the healing of the nation.
And he wasn’t talking about a country, he was talking about mankind.”
CEO of Privateer
Holdings Brendan Kennedy, commenting during the Press Release on Tuesday 18
November 2014 during the launch of Marley Natural line of Marijuana Products
Friday February 6th
is fast approaching.
For
those of my readers who are Jamaican, that’s the honourable Robert “Nesta”
Marley’s Birthday, for which free events involving Corporate Sponsors Digicel
and various Reggae Artiste are being planned at the Bob Marley Museum, 56 Hope
Road and Tuff Gong International, 220 Marcus Garvey Drive Kingston as stated in
the article “Free
Events On Marley's 70th”, published Friday January 30, 2015, The Jamaica Gleaner.
The
day's activities include discussions on reggae music, fashion and Film. But Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) will be on everyone lips aside from Ben and
Jerry's Bob Marley-themed Satisfy My Bowl Ice Cream as noted in my blog article
entitled “Ben
and Jerry's Bob Marley-themed Satisfy My Bowl Ice Cream flavour - 30th
Anniversary Tribute to Bob Marley's Legend for his 1Love Foundation”.
This
Birthday celebration is special as the Marley’s have entered into a partnership
with Seattle-based private equity
firm Privateer Holdings to make a branded Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) product called Marley Natural as stated in the
article “Reggae
icon Bob Marley's family to lend name to cannabis brand”, published
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:54 AM, The
Jamaica Observer.
So says their Press Release on Tuesday November
18th 2015 on the newly minted Marley Natural Website, possibly
a placeholder for an E-commerce website to be launched with that URL (Universal
Resource Locater) a little late in the 2015. Here’s a snapshot!
Despite the announcement last year in November 2014,
very little has been leaked to International media as reported in “Official Bob Marley
Marijuana Is Coming”, published Nov. 18, 2014 by Jacob Davidson, Time Magazine and “Bob Marley family
launches ‘first world cannabis brand’”, published 19 November 2014, BBC News as to the details of the deal between
the Bob Marley Family and Privateer Holdings.
What we do know is that Bob Marley had so “much
things to say” about Marijuana (Cannabis
Sativa) and as such, implies that Marley Natural is a part of his “conscious
vibrations”, so to speak! To quote Rita Marley, Bob’s widow: “My husband
believed ‘the herb’ was a natural and positive part of life and he felt it was
important to the world. He looked forward to this day.”
But based on the potential products, this “first
world Brand” of Marijuana (Cannabis
Sativa) may potentially become a Jamaican and International competitor to Dr.
Henry Lowe Medicanja, which in October 2014, a mere month later, launched their
IPO (Initial Public Offering) as noted in my blog article
entitled “Dr.
Henry Lowe Medicanja's parent BTRDI launching IPO in 2015 - Why P.J. Patterson
“fly the gate” for Hemp and Marijuana products to cure 84 ailments”.
So what is Marley Natural and will the 70th
Birthday of Robert “Nesta” Marley be a revelation of more
details on the range of products to come from this partnership?
Marley’s and Privateer Holdings – Marley Natural in keeping with
Father’s Spirit
Bob Marley, it seems, agrees with all of this as suggested
in the article “Bob
Marley fronts marijuana brand to sell healing power of the herb”, published
Tuesday 18 November 2014 12.44 GMT by Dominic Rushe, the UK Guardian.
At least that’s what Cedella Marley said during
the Press Conference back on Tuesday 18th November 2014 announcing
the deal, quote: “My dad would be so happy to see people understanding the
healing power of the herb. He viewed the herb as something spiritual that could
awaken our well-being, deepen our reflection, connect us to nature and liberate
our creativity.”
Queue the Promotional video for Marley Natural!
The Marley
Natural brand, which will be based in New York, will be used for a range of
hemp-infused topicals and accessories made with Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) grow on Farm in states where growing, production
and processing of the plant is legal. It not only involves the plant, but as
the making of e-Cigarettes, Rolling paper, Hookas and other paraphenalia
associated with the traditional usage of Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa), that being smoking.
The agreement is set to kick off in the Second or
Third Quarter of 2015 and is expected to last some 30 years, during which time
the Marley name will be used on packaging. Plans also involve the Marley's
making deals with Farmers to grow Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) might involve Jamaican growers.
Debates on amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act 2015 - Marley’s stand
to benefit
For this reason, there is a bit more anticipation
surrounding Bob Marley's Birthday. With the Senate (Upper House) now debating
the amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act 2015
as reported in my blog article
entitled “Marijuana
Decriminalization Debates coming January 30th 2015 - Cannabis Licensing
Authority to regulate Jamaica’s Marijuana Industry as Hemp free from stigma”,
now seems the right time to jump back on the Marijuana bandwagon.
Already the Upper House Debates have gone in the direction
of the Rastafarians, with evident attempts from the Opposition to define “Rasta”
and who are members of the Rastafarian Faith.
This in order to give them special leeway to
smoke and imbibe the “Holy Sacrament” as noted in the article “Define
rasta under ganja Bill — Opposition”, published Monday, February 02, 2015
by BALFORD HENRY Observer senior
reporter, The Jamaica Observer.
Jamaican musicians have always been singing about
Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) as noted
in the article “Moving The
Marijuana”, published Sunday January 25, 2015, by Mel Cooke, Gleaner
Writer, The Jamaica Gleaner, stirring
up public consciousness about Marijuana (Cannabis
Sativa) legalization.
Once
the amendments to the Dangerous
Drugs Act 2015 are passed into law, we might be seeing a gold rush towards
making everything from Marijuana and Hemp based Soaps and teas, but also Marley
Branded clothing promoting Bob Marley’s love for the Holy Sacrament.
That includes product made by Bob Marley backed Marley Natural and the
little-known Medicanja. Can you
say “competition”?
More as the Debates on the amendments to the
Dangerous Drugs Act 2015 continues!
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