Peter Tosh exploded onto the world stage as an activist and solo artist with his 1976 release, Legalize It! Tosh worked to promote the legalization of herb, equal rights, and to expand Jamaica’s cultural and musical influence. Peter Tosh's song 'Bush Doctor' is classic Peter Tosh and Jamaican reggae. Chilled out, laid back and a call to legalise marijuana in Jamaica. Tosh has a nice, deep voice and is supported by soulful, soothing female backing vocalists.

The song is nicely anchored with a satisfying hook from the verses to the chorus. You can be sure when Peter Tosh is talking about the bush doctor he doesn't mean animal rescue and we're talking about some A-grade, heavy duty ganga freshly grown in the depths of the Jamaican jungle! Part of Peter Tosh's talent was to capture the sense of an ecstatic high, in this case with marijuana, and marry it to lyrics which in this case advocate smoking weed as a cure for illness and a means of dissolving police brutality and social unrest. And in this case this is something Tosh and his band have done very well. Peter Tosh was something of a renegade and one of a kind for his time. [...]