Bob Marley’s Top Ten Cannabis Quotes

 (Photo by Dennis Morris)

10. “When you smoke the
herb, it reveals you to yourself.” 

9. “Alcohol makes you
drunk man. It don’t make you meditate, it just makes you drunk. Herb is more
consciousness.”

8. “Music and herb go
together. It’s been a long time now I smoke herb, from 1960s, when I start
singing.” 

7. “My favorite herb:
Lamb’s Breath. Kali. I like Hawaiian. But for some reason you communicate
better with Jamaican herb. The best Jamaican herb, it have more energy, more
everything to it.” 

6. “The more you
accept herb, the more you accept Rastafari.” 

5. “Herb is the
unification of mankind.” 

4. “To make marijuana
against the law is like saying God made a mistake.” 

3. “Herb, herb is a
plant. I mean herbs are good for everything. Why, why these people who want to
do so much good for everyone, who call themselves governments and this and
that. Why them say you must not use the herb? Them just say, ‘No, you mustn’t
use it, you mustn’t use it because it will make you rebel.’ Against what?” 

2. “Excuse me while I
light my spliff,

Good God I gotta
take a lift,

From reality I just
can’t drift,

That’s why I’m
staying with this riff.”

Lyrics from “Easy
Skanking”

1. “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.”