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Back in my high school and college days, I volunteered to create editorial cartoons for the school newspapers. These were fun challenges for my growing artistic talent. Most of these cartoons are created with nibbed pens and India ink on bristol paper. Otherwise, they are created with permanent marker.
California Proposition 215 (also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) was a landmark ballot measure that legalized the use of medical marijuana in California. It allowed qualifying patients and their caregivers to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, provided they had a doctor’s recommendation.
When I created this cartoon, Prop 215 had yet to pass. This cartoon comically shows a patient being “cut off” from cannabis-based medicine, and being arrested at a time when cannabis was still being considered illegal.
Who hasn’t experienced the stress of procrastination? This cartoon is a humorous look at a young person being bothered by a classmate the wee hours of the morning, who is studying for her final exams which are in several hours.
This cartoon is an amusing look at what a school’s Associated Student Body does with the funds that are allocated for various student organizations, events, and programs.
I don’t think this was ever used in a paper publication. It may have been an idea I’ve had in mind for an article about students feeling in a low mood during a holiday season.
In high school, I remember a growing discussion about a stricter requirement to have your student identification on hand to receive services. This cartoon comically suggests that you even needed it to graduate!
