I believe the deeper meaning is that even while weed is legalized in several states in the US, there are still many people in those same states serving sentences over the drug when it was criminalized. Those sentences were absurdly harsh, and disproportionately targeted black people.
So when the girl in the painting sees the dispensary, which is supposed to be a symbol of progress towards legalization, she instead sees her dad—still in prison, trapped from behind the glass in one of those restricted visitation rooms where you can only talk to one another over inline telephones.
I believe the deeper meaning is that even while weed is legalized in several states in the US, there are still many people in those same states serving sentences over the drug when it was criminalized. Those sentences were absurdly harsh, and disproportionately targeted black people.
So when the girl in the painting sees the dispensary, which is supposed to be a symbol of progress towards legalization, she instead sees her dad—still in prison, trapped from behind the glass in one of those restricted visitation rooms where you can only talk to one another over inline telephones.
I’m gonna be completely honest here I thought that was the pharmacist on the phone with a customer and he and the girl were waving hi to each other.
I may be a little dense and naive.
The orange suit didn’t give it away?
People wear orange
Sure, but with the context of drugs and the window and the phone… I dunno. I thought it was obvious.
I already admitted I’m dense what more you want 😭
Haha! You said you “may be”. I wanted to remove any doubt. J/k 😄
Same
I thought it was a violating the Geneva convention joke about using a red cross improperly.
I thought that too, and then noticed he’s wearing orange and started to figure it out.
Hey thanks, I get it now and you’re totally right :)