Rohan Marley.Photo:Nikhil Chitre
Nikhil Chitre
For Rohan Marley, the highs far outweigh the lows.
The Jamaican entrepreneur and son of late reggae legend and activistBob Marleyis well-known for his love of marijuana, tied to his cultural beliefs and lifestyle.
“I was born this way,” Marley, 51, tells PEOPLE. “We as Rastafarian people see the herbs as a sacrament, with all the medicinal components as well as the psychoactive component.”
That’s why he says it’s only natural that he launched his cannabis line and lifestyle brandLion Order. “Growing up as a youth in Jamaica in the ’70s, I learned a lot about how herb can help people. This is the perfect opportunity now that the stigma has been lifted.”
Rohan Marley.Nikhil Chitre
In his opinion, the growing push tolegalize marijuanahas caused a level of widespread acceptance that his dad had hoped for.
“This is what my father talked about,” he says. “It has lifted such a great burden just in life and how they think about us. It was looked upon so bad back in the day. They downgraded us because we smoked, but now you realize lawyers are smoking herb, judges are smoking herb, all these people with clean faces and haircuts smoke herb.”
Lion Order Cannabis.Nikhil Chitre
And according to Marley, “herb” has even made its way to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Asked who was the coolest person he ever smoked with, Marley plays coy. “I would say forget about thepersonI smoked with, but how about where I smoked,” he offers, before answering his own question. “Smoking on the lawn in front of theWhite Housewas like my ice cream with the cherry on top. That was the one.”
Bob Marley at Tower Records Hollywood in 1979.Chris Walter/WireImage
Chris Walter/WireImage
He adds, “I’m just happy. Everything Marley is about love. What we’re doing with the movie, with Lion Order, with life. We just continue the message of Rastafari, which is love, peace, serenity and togetherness.”
source: people.com
