Recent content by Seattle Hempfest

It is an interesting paradigm but the police choose to be there to do their primary job, to keep the attendees safe. If someone that had been smoking pot would try to assult someone, they would be arrested; not for possession but for assault. Same if the person was sober, drunk or had been...

See you there. August 15th and 16th 2009. Same place, same time. 2011 is our 20th aniversary. If you miss that one you are going to kick yourself, I guarantee it.

See us at Myrtle Edwards Park on August 16th and 17th on the waterfront of beautiful downtown Seattle.

We will see you there! Some extra special surprises are in store for you this year. Much love!

They have overly broad authority with the present laws. Let them "nut" while arresting a rapist, not someone that is not hurting anyone. The winters are not overly cold. They can be wet and dreary. I still recommend it. It is like no where else.

The reason that 6 cops race at you with guns (where do you live? Move to Seattle!!!!) is because they are allowed to. This does not have as much to do with cops as laws. It is the laws that support the behaviors of the percentage of cops that give all cops a bad name. These laws are called...

I appreciate you coming out. I do take exception to the use of the word “pigs” though. I’ll have to give you some background; I am the head contact to the “powers that be” for Hempfest. I, in my twenties, used the word “pigs” frequently. I have, in my tenure at Hempfest, met many of our...

We check for weapons, unauthorized vendables and alcohol at the chutes only. We are not required to nor do we confiscate marijuana. Medical Marijuana is perfectly legal in Seattle and I-75 makes simple posession the lowest of police priorities. Personal freedom is what our event is about. It...