New York City artist Jdel blends cartoons and cannabis to seek refuge from his childhood

amNewYork · Emily Davenport · last updated January 15, 2022 – 7:42 AM

Jdel was raised in a Jehovah’s Witness household during the height of New York City’s crack epidemic. “I grew up inside of a Jehovah’s Witness household. “For me, it was very embarrassing, it’s something I would hide because you weren’t really allowed to associate with people who weren’t Jehovah’s Witness. But I was allowed to smoke, I was allowed to draw, I was allowed to watch cartoons. Called “MindBodyPockets,” the company celebrates music, art, cartoons, and cannabis.

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