Bob Marley’s Family Launch Magic Mushroom Line

Of course there’s nothing wrong with our buddies, the stoners. And, perhaps Bob Marley wouldn’t have minded becoming so synonymous with the mystical plant. To him, as a dedicated Rastafarian, it was a sacred tool to enhance his spirituality and meditate on his religion. So, the legacy endures. 

But, a less well-known thing about Bob Marley (no, not his love for football!) is that he was also fond of our fave — the mushroom. 

Marley One

His family estate, already big in the cannabis business, are about to launch the first celebrity endorsed mushroom line — Marley One — in collaboration with Silo Wellness, a ‘spore-to-door’ company, who are the leading cultivators of psilocybin, and facilitators of psilocybin retreats in Jamaica. The range will start with a collection of tinctures featuring ‘functional’ mushrooms with an aim to pave the way for psychedelic mushroom products. CEO of Silo Wellness Douglas K. Gordon explains;

“The bigger goal is to destigmatize [mushrooms] and to get people to look at it without all the concerns that have because of all these preconceived notions.”

“So in the first phase we get them a better health and wellness and in the second phase, we give him this much more substantive transformative opportunity to to tap into the benefits of psychedelics in terms of overall health and wellness.” 

A Tasty Tincture

So what’s in these functional tinctures then? Well, here’s a taste…

• One Mind: A blend of lion’s mane mushroom and gingko biloba created to improve concentration and cognitive function. Rich coffee flavour. 
• One Rest: A blend of reishi mushroom and GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid) to help decrease stress and tension as well as improve sleep quality. Sweet vanilla flavour. 
• One Harmony: A blend of chaga mushroom and ginger made to encourage gut health and improve digestion. Fruity mango flavour!
• One Body: A blend of turkey tail mushroom and astragalus to support immune health. Zingy berry flavour. 
• One Flow: A blend of cordycep fungi and ginseng created to improve mental function and physical endurance. Fresh peppermint flavour. 

These tinctures will be joined later on by other products, including supplement capsules, gummies and even cosmetics. 

The Marley Connection

But what of the Marley connection? Was Bob really a shroom fan? He certainly was not a fan of ‘synthetic’ drugs — or at least did not partake himself. When asked about LSD in 1976 he told the High Times;

“Me hear ‘bout people who do it. No, me meet people who do it, an’ dem tell me.”

So where does that leave natural psychedelics, like the magic mushrooms touted for future products?

Rita Marley (Bob Marley’s widow) explains;

“Modern science is slow. Only now is it catching up with what Indigenous communities and practitioners have known to be true for millennia… From a Rastafarian perspective, I don’t discriminate. We honor and respect all of nature’s bounty that Jah has blessed us with and whether through ganja or fungi, we seek, above all, a greater oneness with the world around us.”

Psychedelic ‘Lifestyle’

With celebrity endorsement, and a range of non-psychedelic products to help the newbies dip their toes into the world of shrooms, it seems like the psychedelic ‘lifestyle’ industry is really revving up. I mean, we know it — you can already buy our psychedelic magic truffles and shroom grow kits right here. These psilocybin-packed fungi are exactly what you need to feel that ‘one love’ with the world. 

Rita Marley states;

When Bob and I were young we followed a strict, natural diet and we would include medicinal mushrooms. Mushrooms fit with our vision of a world transformed for good through natural products.”  

Well if it was good enough for the Marleys it’s good enough for us!