Herb Must Legalize Now, the long-awaited single from Mystic Revealers, has been released.

Julius Chin Yee, the band’s manager, said a remix of the song produced by them was officially released by VP Records on January 22.

Last year there was a lot of pre-release hype around the initial cut of Herb Must Legalize Now, produced by Mikey Bennett.

Chin Yee said the song, which calls for legalisation of ganja, will be on Mystic Revealers’ next album and EP which are expected out by March.

“This is our first album in 15 years. The importance is to show our relevance in the reggae revival or renaissance,” Chin Yee told the Jamaica Observer.

Mystic Revealers, which includes founding members Anthony ‘Billy Mystic’ Wilmot (lead vocals and guitar), bassist Leroy ‘Lion’ Edwards and drummer Nicky Henry, are scheduled to kick off a United States tour in March.

The band will do dates in New York, California and Colorado.

Mystic Revealers was formed in the late 1970s in the seaside town of Bull Bay and rose to prominence during the 1990s when it was signed to RAS Records, which released their acclaimed 1993 album, Jah Works.

— Howard Campbell