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The event is over, but you can still see the broadcast archive. For 1997, Seattle Hempfest presented a series of events including a symposium, benefit concerts, a fashion show, film festival, press conferences and internet activities culminating in a day long event at Myrtle Edwards Park.
Hempfest SymposiumThursday August 21st, Noon - 7:30pm (Pacific Daylight Time)Friday August 22nd, Noon - 9pm (Pacific Daylight Time) Seattle Central Community College and Broadway Performance Hall You will be able to participate and submit questions on-line through IRC Seattle Hempfest exists to lobby for reform of the current laws regarding Hemp/Marijuana in the United States and expose the failures of America's current "drug war" policy.
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The Berlin Hanf Parade happened in virtual tandem to our Seattle Hempfest. 
As part of the lengthy negotiations to secure the necessary City of Seattle Special Event Permit to hold the 1997 Seattle Hempfest, the producers of the event agreed to post the following in publicity materials (including this website) and on signs at the entrance to the event.
No alcohol Seattle parks are designated "Drug Free Zones"; people convicted of delivering, or intent to deliver a controlled substance in a City Park may face severe additional monetary penalties and incarceration. All City Parks regulations and local, state, and federal laws still apply and will be actively enforced. |
