A longtime cannabis user, Paisley says she's been advocating for marijuana legalization and users' rights with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) since 2011. In the past decade, she’s traveled across the country collaborating with music festivals and galleries to showcase her cannabis-themed, kaleidoscopic artwork.
Ellie Paisley poses with her new backpacks inside the room she painted in Denver's Marijuana Mansion.
Paisley eventually settled in Boulder, and her work can be found in Denver as well, most notably on the walls of a room at the Marijuana Mansion, the 130-year-old house in Capitol Hill converted into an artful, historical hub for the local pot scene and tourists.