Quick Response

Response to Kelly D. and Sarah J.

Both Kelly and Sarah talked about how Rastas do not "seem to want to see cannabis become fully legal. They accepted that there were laws prohibiting the use; it seems they thought the ban was necessary." I understand that this view has come from the wikipedia article, but I would like to disagree to some extent on this. While some Rastas may have come to terms with the illegality of cannabis, there are definitely many who advocate for its legalization:

(I was going to have a link so you could hear the song right here, but I will just have to tell you about it, and you can find it yourself on iTunes or something.)

The song I immediately thought of was "Legalize It", by Peter Tosh. If the title isn't obvious enough already, here are some of the lyrics:

Legalize it
Don't criticize it
Legalize it Yea-ah Yea-ah
And I will advertise it.

Some call it tamjee
Some call it the weed
Some call it marijuana
Some of them call it ganja
Never mind, got to...

Legalize it
Don't criticize it
Legalize it Yea-ah Yea-ah
And I will advertise it.

This is not the only song of the kind. I do not mean to say that this is common, and I definitely don't mean to say that it is advocated by all Rastas. It is simply common enough to take note of.