The Intersection of Art and Cannabis

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The Tasteful Intersection of Art and Cannabis

(Courtesy of Now Space)

Widely represented in visual art, the pot leaf as a symbol predates the written word. The first image of a pot leaf may have been seen in a neolithic cave painting in Japan, and as recognition and reputation spread, cannabis imagery was engraved in Egyptian secular monuments, drawn into religious texts, and in artsy botanical illustrations in manuscripts.

Widely represented in visual art, the pot leaf as a symbol predates the written word.

As cannabis became more common—and later prohibited—cannabis art could be seen in anti-drug propaganda. Its popularity in American...

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