Pass the Leaf

 

Pass the Leaf (markers and colored pens in sketchpad)

This artwork is a little bit of an appropriation of the hands of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpiece "The Creation of Adam". I believe that the "creation" theme fits the message perfectly since this plant is naturally occurring, perhaps a creation of the Divine being. The "Pass the Leaf" tagline was a concept created by the founding members of the MedCann-Leyte Chapter. It was a wordplay that literally means, the passing of the leaf -- the leaf being cannabis. Alternatively, this passing of the leaf is also a call to the legislators of the Philippines to pass the bill legalizing medical cannabis here in the Philippines. This call has been echoed many times over but still faces lots of challenges because of the centuries of demonization of the plant, vested interests of pharmaceutical companies, and corrupt and twisted ways of the politicians.