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Tattoo Coverup, Before and After

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Shannon Larratt

SwanQueen decided to replace marijuana with a beautiful lotus flower by Mz. Anna-Banana at Evolved Bodyart in Columbus, Ohio — having stopped smoking pot now for a couple months myself and enjoying the hugely cleared head as a result, I think it’s the right call (not that I have the slightest problem with pot smoking!)…

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57 responses to “Tattoo Coverup, Before and After”

  1. Roridula Avatar
    Roridula

    For us desert rats, this looks like an Agave plant rather than a lotus or an artichoke.

  2. Neilsuarez Avatar
    Neilsuarez

    haha, I have quite a few white collar older friends who enjoy marijuana and I had friends in highschool that came to school high everyday and still pulled A’s and B’s. Ive seen trashy pot tattoos as well as some beautiful ones…
    I agree with judgment being reserved until you know the motivation.
    great coverup although I do like the before. Moreso because the “lotus” really does remind me of an artichoke.

  3. xKidox Avatar
    xKidox

    Another time, another man.

  4. Duckee CITS KrEW SouthLA Avatar
    Duckee CITS KrEW SouthLA

    The tattoo looks like crap now that you fucked it all up. taking the tattoo off shows that your a little bitch. FUck weed anyways its all about meth

  5. EarnYourWings Avatar
    EarnYourWings

    immature?…. 🙁 weed is not the enemy. and whats with all the stereotyping?
    -stoner 4 life

  6. weedgood Avatar
    weedgood

    I can understand getting the tattoo in the first place. it is a beautiful design and it promotes peace and self meditation. I myself smoked weed through high school. It was a better time. this was back when everyone did it. and i mean EVERYONE! I got high with several of my teachers. And you know what? those were the one’s i learned the most from. But now everyone just likes to go to the store and by a new video game and talk on the phone and listen to their ipod. You pass a joint, you hide in an ipod.

    I can also understand covering it up, weed is such a controversial topic that you’d rather not be anyone’s enemy. Plus you will be discriminate against because the TV is teaching our children that weed is bad. WEED PREVENTS CANCER!! Don’t believe me? look it up. The only bad thing about it is you get the munchies and might gain weight, but not if we were alowed to be stoned in public. then we wouldn’t hide in our houses. we would go to the mall, go to an amusment park just anywhere but we would be more active because it would be a new adventure every time.

    so i’ve blatherd all i guess i need to,
    smoke ya later,
    Tarry Howard Conner THC just a stoner joke

  7. julz Avatar
    julz

    I don’t know how possible it would be for a police/law enforcer to see the tattoo in the first place…and secondly, I don’t know what law enables such people to act against the tattoo..you cannot be arrested or cited for any type of body art. Hey, atleast it isn’t a swatsticka.
    P.S. there IS such a thing as a tasteful cannabis tattoo 😉
    P.P.S. beautiful shading job, the lotus is beautiful.

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