The son of reggae legend Bob Marley and a Colorado firm are applying to open a medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey. Rohan Marley and Colorado-based dispensary Lightshade plan to open a dispensary in Montclair. State officials recently announced that five cultivation, four vertically integrated, and 15 retail dispensary licenses would be granted. Rohan Marley […]

Bob Marley recordings found in a London hotel basement could be worth more than 87-thousand-dollars. The decades old tapes apparently sat around in a cardboard box for years and were almost thrown out. That’s until someone realized they were 13 original recordings by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Later this month, they’re expected to yield […]

In case you’re completely out of the loop, today is a holiday of sorts for cannabis enthusiasts worldwide. While much of 4/20’s origin is unknown and debatable, everything from recipes containing marijuana to smoking videos can be found plastered around the Internet on said day. So, it’s only right that Snapchat (the social media app […]

Naturally, many people are accusing the app of promoting blackface, while also pointing out that linking Bob to merely marijuana essentially ignores the wider reach of his legacy. Users took to Twitter to voice their frustrations.

  Reggae icon Bob Marley would have turned 70 on February 6. Instead, his destiny was to live a short but eventful life not just…

The year 2015 hasn’t even started settled in yet and Madonna has already made people torch her edges. On Friday, the Material Girl posted pictures…

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As has been the case for almost as long as Madonna has had a career, black folks are telling her “culture-y vulture-y” behind to have a…

Madonna, in efforts to promote her 13th album, “Rebel Heart,” has taken to using images of black Civil Rights leaders and musicians and likened them…

Get ready for a year of Marley. In honor of what would have been Bob Marley’s 70th birthday, the reggae icon’s family and label will release vaulted music throughout 2015. First up from Universal Music Group will be “Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Easy Skanking in Boston ’78.” The never-before-released live show is from a […]

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The family of reggae legend Bob Marley will launch the first global cannabis brand that will sell marijuana products. The brand, which will be called Marley Natural,…

Reggae Music Legend, Bob Marley will be the face of the first global brand of marijuana. The late musician will front Marley Natural, “a premium cannabis brand rooted in the life and legacy” of the singer, the Marley family and a Seattle-based private equity firm announced on the Today Show this morning. The New York […]