Courtesy of Brookings.

After a tough-fought victory at the polls, DC residents decided to take a leap forward for human rights and consumption everywhere: legalized Mary J, baby! You‰’ve dawdled down Adams Morgan and bought your essential “tobacco only‰” bong and a bag of the good stuff from a place with a name like Doctor Green‰’s, it‰’s time to get down to business. 

After you‰’ve ingested an entire Domino‰’s pizza and come to the conclusion that the Netflix show that you‰’ve sunk countless hours of your life into is really a subversive work of art, thrown on any of these tunes and drift into the cosmos like nature intended.

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5. Sublime, “Smoke Two Joints‰Û 

This is a cover of an original song also called “Smoke Two Joints.‰” Its OG composers describe its explosion from human consciousness while “tokin‰’ on some sweet bud and jammin‰’ on a rootsy reggae funky town.‰” These mathematically perfect origins were only bettered by the SoCal geniuses in Sublime with their addition of multiple samples, most creative: the sweet bubble of a bong. Just lying in bed and wondering if the Lays chips might be cutting the roof of your mouth turns into a chilled out adventure with this song sound tracking.

4. Kid Cudi, “Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki remix)‰Û 

While the decidedly unchill founders of America thought that the pursuit of happiness was synonymous with property, Kid Cudi sets them straight. He shows that true happiness cannot be the product of some material good that you can just buy at any slummy store next to a bar. With the addition of Steve Aoki‰’s earth shattering synths, you can see why this song was featured in Project X, a film that best expresses oppressed youth and their search for meaning in a world overrun by suits. They‰’ll call you an addict, but ignore them, the only thing you‰’re addicted to is making everything of every moment of this fleeting thing we call life.

3. Wiz Khalifa, “Roll Up‰Û 

Just looking at the title, I bet you‰’re thinking “I can‰’t listen to this, I‰’m smoking from a bong and Wiz is talking about papers!‰” But with this dismissive attitude, you‰’d be wrong and totally underestimating the Pittsburgh cult hero‰’s savant-like use of metaphor. He‰’s singing here about being there for a girl who needs him, like a drug to take all the pain away. Somewhere in the middle of this song, you will have a revelation about how marijuana is synonymous with romantic love and I promise, you will cry from the beauty.

2. Pink Floyd, “Money‰Û 

This song is probably known by many to be a favorite of their dad‰’s, which would usually be good reason to ignore it. However, when we look at the deeper cultural surroundings and the song‰’s enduring influence, we can begin to understand its appeal. You can see that this song was also popular when your parents were blazing and hating the world which wants to crush them into a cubicle like caged monkeys. Listen to this song and remember that bong, that pizza box, and that background YouTube video represent a true escape from this inhuman system.

1. Bob Marley, “Three Little Birds‰Û 

Undoubtedly a favorite of everyone who has spent time at the community pool or seen a commercial about traveling to Hawaii, this song expresses the world‰’s truest philosophy. A sentiment so true that it‰’s been turned into an entire religion: “Don‰’t worry about a thing / Cause very little thing is gonna be all right.‰” This is a time to chill and let all your anxieties drain away like Mountain Dew from a Double Big Gulp. There‰’s a reason why Will Smith listened to this song while totally alone and hunted by zombie vampire things in the movie “I Am Legend.‰” Don‰’t stress about the small stuff, like Congress inevitably closing down Doctor Green‰’s or your dog whining to go outside. Just throw on the headphones and get swept away in this definitive celebration of God‰’s greatest gift to mankind.