Start-Up T-Shirt Company Rooted In The Basics

Rebel rok – a start-up trendy t-shirt companyMaConaughey, Sarah Silverman, Oliver Stone, Dave
out of Bronx, New York – is proving thatChapelle, and, yes – even world-renowned diva
business success is rooted in the basics: a basicBarbra Streisand.
understanding of sub-cultures and human motivations.Through t-shirt their company, Rebel Rok promotes
For Rebel Rok, alternative sub-culture and uniformityfree expression and encourages individuals to take a
aren't as divergent as one might think. Instead, thestand on issues they believe in. The Go Greene
Rebel Rok philosophy is rooted in the belief thatmovement is largely supported not only by individual
personal expression can lead to mass adaptation.who enjoy using recreational marijuana, but also by
Rebel Rok's signature t-shirt design is controversialpeople who believe in legalizing recreational marijuana
for many; it's a derivative of the internationaland ensuring the nationwide availability of medical
recycling symbol emblazoned with the moniker of Gomarijuana for qualifying medical patients.
Greene. Go Greene is a pro-marijuana movementHowever, while many Go Greene supporters believe
that is taking force around the country.in all three causes, some believe that marijuana should
Through the Go Greene movement, Rebel Rok isbe restricted to medical use alone. Go Greene does
spreading the word that marijuana use isn't isolatednot discriminate amongst its supporters with differing
to a particular sub-culture of people, as some mightopinions on how marijuana should be used or legalized.
suggest. Indeed, marijuana use is becomingInstead, the movement supports all viewpoints that
increasingly accepted for medical purposes (medicaladvance the ubiquity of marijuana use.
marijuana is legal in 13 U.S. states) and is becoming“Go Greene is just one of the expressions that
increasingly ubiquitous in mainstream media –we've created and cater to,” said Rebel Rok
thanks, in part, to celebrity users like Francesfounder Menes Morris. “We believe that
McDormand who posed for the cover of marijuanaeveryone should have an opportunity to freely
aficionado magazine “High Times.”express themselves and have designed comfortable
Other celebrities who have reputations as marijuanaand trendy T-shirts around those expressions.”
users include Seth Rogan, James Franco, CameronMorris also said that the company accepts
Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake, Kimora Leesuggestions for designs and expressions to include in
Simmons, Nicole Ritchie, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dog, Liltheir suite of offerings.
Wayne, Mariah Carey, Charlize Theron, Matthew