Editing Legalize It (section)

{{for multi|the EP by Kottonmouth Kings|Legalize It (EP)|the legalization of cannabis|Legality of cannabis}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Legalize It
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Peter Tosh]]
| cover      = PeterTosh-LegalizeIt.jpg
| alt        = In a forest, Peter Tosh is seen smoking from a pipe.
| released   = June 1976
| recorded   = 1975–1976
| studio     = Treasure Isle and Randy's, Kingston, Jamaica
| genre      = [[Reggae]]
| length     = 39:04
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer   = Peter Tosh
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Equal Rights (album)|Equal Rights]]
| next_year  = 1977
}}

'''''Legalize It''''' is the debut studio album by Jamaican singer-songwriter and former [[the Wailers|Wailer]] [[Peter Tosh]], released in June 1976. It was recorded at [[Treasure Isle]] and Randy's, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = 1001 songs you must hear before you die|last = Dimery|first = Robert|publisher = Cassell Illustrated|year = 2010|isbn = 978-1-84403-736-0|location = United Kingdom|pages = 360}}</ref>

''Legalize It'' is one of the two solo albums released in 1976 by Wailers members, along with [[Bunny Wailer]]'s album ''[[Blackheart Man]]''.  [[Bob Marley]] and his new [[Wailers]] also released ''[[Rastaman Vibration]]''.

The song was written in response to his ongoing [[Victimisation|victimization]] by the Jamaican police and as a political piece pushing for the [[Legality of cannabis|legalization]] of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], particularly for medical use.<ref name=":0" /> In 1977, Tosh backed this up by saying "We are the victims of Rasclot circumstances. Victimization, [[colonialism]], gonna lead to bloodbath".<ref>{{Cite book|title = Reggae Bloodlines|last = Davis|first = Stephen|year = 1977|isbn = 9780306804960|url = https://archive.org/details/reggaebloodlines00davi}}</ref> Tosh also said "Herb will become like cigarettes", in an ''[[NME]]'' interview in 1978.