The former prison site, once home to many non-violent drug offenders, will be growing medical marijuana for the state’s dispensaries. · reggae legend bob marley ’s youngest son, damien marley , is making waves in the marijuana scene with his announcement that he will be making a cannabis factory out of a california state prison. Because it wasnt on purpose, but it ended up serving a purpose. ”. · marley and the company will convert the 77,000- square-foot space on twenty acres in coalinga, california into a large city-permitted, and state-compliant, medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and testing facility. · damian marley , the youngest son of reggae icon bob marley, has joined with ocean grow extracts to transform the former 77,000-foot claremont custody center in coalinga, california, into a space for the cultivation of medical marijuana to be distributed through state dispensaries. “thats our blessing, you know? · when asked about the significance of converting a prison that once housed people locked up for possessing, selling, and growing marijuana into the headquarters of a legal cannabis empire,. · situated in coalinga, california, the grow -op is located in a formerly abandoned prison. · damian marley , bob marleys youngest son, has announced that he, in partnership with ocean grown extracts, is converting a former 77,000 square foot california state prison into a cannabis grow space that will cultivate medical marijuana for state dispensaries. · marley has partnered with ocean grown extract in a plan to covert a 77,000 square foot former california state prison in coalinga into a cannabis farm.