Marijuana Stock Photography Is No Longer Just Sexy Nurses

Without prompting, Ophelia Chong mentions that she is "not related to Tommy." It's something she points out often — "not related to Tommy" is in her email signature— because it's a question that she is frequently asked. "Maybe we came, somewhere way back, from the same village, but no," she says. "Unfortunately, no."

A veteran of the stock photo industry who teaches Marketing and Self-Promotion for the Photographer at Art Center College of Design, Chong wasn't previously involved in weed culture in any official capacity. But last January — while was washing her hair, she recalls — Chong wondered to herself whether anyone had thought to establish a cannabis-specific stock photo agency. It might not be just the common last name that links the two in the minds of strangers. Comedian Tommy Chong has long been an icon in marijuana-advocacy circles. Meanwhile, Ophelia Chong recently launched Stock Pot Images, a...

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