September 8, 2010 4:23 PM

Makeda Jahnesta Marley Guilty of Growing Ganja; Reggae Legend's Daughter Pleads to Pot Charge

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Barry Leibowitz, Crimesider Staff
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Late reggae star Bob Marley, 1981 (AP)

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS/AP) The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home.

The Daily Local News of West Chester reports 29-year-old Makeda Jahnesta Marley pleaded guilty Tuesday to having nearly a dozen large marijuana plants inside her home west of Philadelphia.

Marley was arrested in 2008 after police say they found her removing plants from the basement when officers arrived on a domestic dispute call.

At a February hearing, Marley told the court she had exhausted a trust fund she received from her father's estate when she turned 18.

Sentencing is scheduled for October.

Marley's attorney, Thomas Schindler, told The Associated Press he will seek probation for Marley.

Makeda Marley was born in 1981, weeks after Bob Marley died of cancer at age 36.


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by bullwinkle64 September 8, 2010 10:51 PM EDT
I never had a trust fund but if you do and it runs out I think that means you get a job. But I love Bob Marley and she was passed the seed in her blood and just decided to plant them. Breaking marijuana laws to me has just about got patriotic, and I'm all for it. Growing it legally in some states and putting you in prison in others. America, what a country!
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by ffoulkes-2009 September 9, 2010 12:09 PM EDT
You are absolutely right...those states that allow it are insane.
by servorum September 8, 2010 4:36 PM EDT
Why are we not surprised about this? Duh.
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