Bob Marley's daughter Makeda pleads guilty to growing marijuana in her home
The daughter of reggae star Bob Marley has pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in her home.
Makeda Jahnesta Marley, 29, the youngest child of the late singer, admitted to having nearly a dozen large marijuana plants insider home near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was arrested in 2008 after police say they found her removing plants used to make the illegal drug from the basement when officers arrived on a domestic dispute call.
Makeda is one of 13 children bo to the Jamaican singer credited with making reggae music so popular.
His hits included No Woman, No Cry and I Shot the Sheriff.
Marley was a known advocate of marijuana, saying it helped with spiritual enlightenment.
Prosecutors in West Chester, agreed to drop a mandatory year prison sentence in retu for Makeda's guilty plea.
She was found to be in possession of 12 plants used to manufacture the drug.
At an earlier court hearing Makeda said she had exhausted a trust fund she received from her father’s estate when she tued 18 and was now working as a waitress.
Her mother Yvette Crichton is the last of several women with whom Bob Marley is officially recognized as fathering a child.
He left an estate worth more than $20million and almost 30 years after his death generates more than $5million a year from his records and other merchandise linked to the star.
Sentencing will take place in October, but prosecutors said they expected Makeda to be placed on probation.
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