CALL FOR ARTISTS

Rolling Stoner’s 100 Years of Prohibition Edition

Rolling Stoner Magazine invites all willing artists to submit original artwork for our upcoming 100 Years of Prohibition print edition.

Imagine, for a moment, the injustice of criminalising a plant.

Not a dangerous substance or weapon—but something as natural and healing as a rose or sunflower.

Now imagine that this plant has the power to heal, to create, to sustain entire communities.

And yet, for 100 years, those who grew it, used it, or even supported it were branded as criminals.

That’s the story of cannabis.

And this edition is dedicated to the voices, lives, and moments that were silenced, lost, or oppressed along the way.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for original, powerful, and thought-provoking artwork that explores the deep injustices of cannabis prohibition alongside the hope that’s begun to rise in recent years. Your work can be raw, emotional, hopeful, gritty—or all of the above.

Your art could speak to:

The stigma and shame imposed on people simply for enjoying the effects of being high—stigma that still exists today.
⁠Police brutality faced by men and women caught with cannabis.
⁠The brutal realities of incarceration—rape, HIV, overcrowding, abuse—for something as small as a joint.
⁠The economic survival tied to cannabis cultivation in communities with few options—and the harsh consequences of getting caught.
⁠The small, quiet moments of resilience. The protest. The field. The farm hand. The fight.

Imagine

⁠The eerie blue of a police van’s lights at night, casting shadows on young boys in handcuffs.
⁠A huddle of bodies in an overcrowded jail cell.
⁠A survivor’s silent stare.
⁠A bowed head in shame.
⁠A lone farmer standing in a cannabis field.
⁠Bob Marley rising in colour against a grey background of oppression—music and plant as symbols of hope.

We’re looking for art that tells the truth—hard, human, honest—but still carries a flicker of hope.

Even just a single ray of colour.

Submission Details

Format: All artwork must be in portrait orientation.
Medium: All mediums are welcome as long as the final submission is a high-resolution photograph of the original work.
Ownership: All original artworks will be donated to Rolling Stoner and stored for a future art exhibition and auction.
Credit: All contributing artists will receive full credit in the magazine and online.
Purpose: 60% of all future print sales will go to Rolling Stoner to help fund awareness and publishing efforts. The remaining 40% will be donated to a human rights legal trust supporting justice in the cannabis space.

Each piece will be part of a larger effort to shine a light on the human cost of prohibition—and the power of healing, art, and cannabis to bring change.

For more info or to submit your artwork, please reply directly to Info@rollingstoner.co.za

Let’s tell the story together.
Rolling Stoner Magazine

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