The 420 Wedding Cocktail Hour

On 4/20 of 2018 we published our “High Times” Wedding Cocktail Hour playlist. Many a musical artist has sung about mellow vibes and the pleasing attributes of marijuana through the years. Marijuana laws are evolving in the United States, and the herb is approved for recreational use in several states (our home state of New Jersey is not among them).

Publications such as Rolling Stone and High Times Magazine have historically released song lists with their top picks of ganja anthems. Some of these lists are too theoretical for our taste. So, in a “joint” collaboration, the Ambient DJ music mixologists compiled a list of 21 thematic songs that are enjoyable and contribute to a listenable cocktail hour. Some songs are explicitly about marijuana; others provide a brief reference; others use double entendre and we’ll never know for sure. Our selections include picks from reggae, dub, classic rock, hip hop and jam bands.

For a signature drink, we’ve selected an easy-drinking bottle of Summer Shandy beer from Wisconsin-based Leinenkugel Brewery. Interestingly, cannabis-based cocktails exist and are gaining in popularity (see information later in the blog about Warren Bobrow’s new book titled Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails and Tonics).

The 420 High Times Wedding Cocktail Hour

1. Herb – Sly and Robbie (dub)

2. Ganja Smuggling – Eek-a-Mouse (reggae)

3. I Get Lifted – George McCrae (R&B/funk)

4. Mary Jane – Rick James (R&B/funk)

5. Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix (rock)

6. The Joker – Steve Miller Band (rock)

7. Stoned Soul Picnic – The 5th Dimension (soul)

8. Puff (The Magic Dragon) – Peter, Paul and Mary (folk)

9. Sugar Magnolia – The Grateful Dead (jam band)

10. Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (rock)

11. White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane (rock)

12. I Wanna Get High – Cypress Hill (rap/hip hop)

13. I Got 5 On It – Luniz (rap/hip hop)

14. How High – Redman and Method Man (rap/hip hop)

15. Good Times – Styles P (rap/hip hop)

16. Pass The Dutchie – Musical Youth (reggae/international)

17. One Draw (I Wanna Get High) – Rita Marley (reggae)

18. Under Me Sleng Teng – Wayne Smith (reggae)

19. Buk-In-Hamm Palace – Peter Tosh (reggae)

20. Smoke Two Joints – Sublime (reggae/ska)

21. Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars (pop)

Listen to the Playlist on Spotify

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Warren Bobrow is an acclaimed author with books about Apothecary Cocktails, Cannabis Cocktails, Whiskey-Based Cocktails and more.