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Sen Dog, MCA, B-Real, and Eric Bobo during the Free Leonard Peltier benefit Rage Against the Machine concert in California, April 29th, 1994, © Jeffrey Mayer/Jeff Kravitz

August 13, 1991.

Thirty years ago, marijuana use was much widely criminalized and unaccepted by the powers that be. The stigma still surrounds it, but now many states have either fully or partially legalized it. Medicinal use and the proliferation of dispensaries weigh the deck in the culture’s favor. Even then, Cypress Hill questions society’s and government’s allegiance on their new single “Open Ya Mind”. In their home court of California, smoking is more legal than ever. So why, according to them, are clients and growers still demonized, arrested, and taken to court over it? B-Real, Sen Dog, and Bobo do address the collective paranoia and trust issues their fan base has but also from every Joe and Jane in California, the nation, and even everyone else because that also applies to them. They also address the government’s hypocritical stance on the war on drugs: labeling themselves judge, jury, and executioner when collecting taxes from sellers and dispensaries with one hand and (again) criminalize smokers with the other. It takes a tiny scant for “Open Ya Mind” to remind everyone what time it is and get the wheels going, and that’s enough to keep Cypress Hill’s reputation alive and well.

believe me // fort minor feat. styles of beyond & eric bobo

Cypress Hill in a limousine, Los Angeles, August 1998. Photo by Dave Tonge.

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