TOP 20 reggae songs that pay tribute to weed

When it comes to reggae, the topic of cannabis plays a major role in the lyrics. In the Rastafarianism, cannabis is used for religious and medicinal purposes, in prayer and meditation, to achieve greater spiritual insight into life and the universe.

Here is a roundup of the 20 best reggae songs that pay tribute at one time or another their favorite herb.

Peter Tosh – Legalize It

This song was written in response to the many arrests made by the police in Jamaica for smoking weed. In 1978, Tosh declared, «Weed will become like cigarettes,» in an interview with New Musical Express magazine. He wasn’t far off the mark.

Bob Marley – Kaya

"Kaya" is one of the Jamaican words for cannabis.

Bob Marley – Easy Skanking

Here is a A quote from Bob Marley about cannabis : «When you smoke weed, weed reveals your true self to you. All the hatred inside you—weed reveals it to you; your consciousness becomes clear because weed makes you meditate. It’s simply a natural thing, and it grows like a tree.».

Lee Perry – Free Up the Weed

Lee «Scratch» Perry has worked with Bob Marley and the Wailers and contributed to some of the most beautiful sounds we've ever heard.

Linval Thompson – I Love Marijuana

This track is so popular that it has been sampled by Wiz Khalifa, among many others.

Culture – International Herb

You can hear «the birds eat it, so, utilize it, man!» (the birds eat it, so use it, man).

Horace Ferguson – Sensi Addict

Ras Matthew – Ganka in My Brain

Black Uhuru – Sinsemilia

The sinsemilia is cannabis obtained from female plants that are grown without being pollinated (the male plants are actually removed from the crops) to produce more flowers.

Eek, a Mouse – Sensee Party

Eek a Mouse – Ganja Smuggling

Tony Rebel – The Herb

Buju Bantom – Gimme the Weed

Niyorah – Positive Herbs

Israel Vibration – Herb Is the Healing

Aswad – Just a Little Herb

Mighty Diamonds – Pass the Koutchie

«Pass the Koutchie» was a hit twice: first on the 1982 album *Changes*, and then again in a cover version by Musical Youth titled «Pass the dutchie« .

The Toyes – Smoke Two Joints

With a great cover of Sublime too. You must know her.

Capital Letters – Smoking My Ganja

Cypress Hill and Damian Marley – Ganja Bus