The partnership between cannabis grower Solstice and artist Teddy “Stat” Phillips features designs raising awareness about people still serving time.
SEATTLE — A collaboration between Seattle-based artist Teddy “Stat” Phillips and Washington cannabis grower Solstice aims to draw attention to what they say is a contradiction in need of correction: people still incarcerated on marijuana-related offenses while cannabis, as an industry, rakes in billions.
Since its inception in 2010, Solstice has seen an evolution in attitudes toward, and laws surrounding, cannabis, but says a widely varying patchwork of policies still exists nationwide. The company began serving patients who used medical marijuana and grew from there.
“We really focused on legalization, on medical cannabis, and fast forward ten years- we accomplished that in Washington state, we accomplished that in a lot of states in the US, and so many people feel like the battle’s kind of over, but it’s not,” Solstice CEO and Co-Founder Will Denman said.
The company launched an artist series to elevate local voices through the platform of their products, and when they reached out to Phillips, he proposed a campaign drawing attention and donating money to the Last Prisoner Project.
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