Photography: TIME’s Cannabis Culture
May 21st, 2009 by Rick
No doubt the cannabis movement to overgrow the government has progressed tenfold to the point where legalizing weed has become a national topic. However the news, never really captures the imagery needed to show the beauty of the plant. Steering away from typical photos depicting marijuana as a “dangerous drug”, Photographer, David Walter Banks delves into the medical marijuana community and captures the raw essence of what the plant and the culture surrounding it, is all about.
At a medical marijuana grow op in Georgia there are no labs, no beakers, no solvents needed to cut the finalized product… a simple clothesline is needed to dry the plant.
The plant is then taken to a medical marijuana dispensary and displayed for patients to purchase, like at this Cannabis Therapeutics dispensary in Colorado Springs.
This plant then helps medical marijuana patients like A.I.D.S. patient, Damien Lagoy — saying the plant helps him keep his food and medication down.
This “drug” can even be put into food, via THC, the main ingredient that gives users a high. tFS’ Cooking with Cannabis is perfect for those medical marijuana patients that can’t inhale the smoke.
These photos by Banks, are a welcome change from the imagery that is usually associated with the world of marijuana.
