Seattle Hempfest Misson Statement
Seattle Hempfest is founded in the belief that the public is better served when citizens and public officials work cooperatively in order to successfully accomplish common goals.
Objective and Purpose
To educate the public on the myriad of potential benefits offered by the Cannabis plant, including the medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other benefits and applications, including domestic industrial hemp production and commerce. In particular, Seattle Hempfest seeks to advance the cause of Cannabis policy reform through education, while advancing the public image of the Cannabis advocate or enthusiast through example.
Be a Squeaky Wheel for Reform. Yes We Cannabis!
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" - Thomas Jefferson
Attention Performers!
Seattle Hempfest is now accepting submissions for 2009 stage performances. We are introducing Sonicbids as an option this year in an effort to help our planet by reducing our carbon footprint. Please consider using Sonicbids in your submission. Click on performers on the side bar for all the info on how to submit your act for consideration to perform at Seattle Hempfest 2009.
Videos
Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and featuring noted travel writer and television host Rick Steves, “Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation” begins a long-overdue public discussion about marijuana and marijuana prohibition.
Seattle Hempfest Wins 2008 NORML Outstanding Cannabis Advocate Award!
Members of the Seattle Hempfest Core Group have recently returned from Berkeley, California, after attending the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws national conference, where we were awarded the 2008 NORML "Outstanding Cannabis Advocate Award."
NORML's Outstanding Cannabis Advocate Award Recipients:
2003 Elvy Musikka, Federal Medical Marijuana Patient
2004 Chris Conrad, court qualified cannabis expert, and Mikki Norris, Cannabis Consumers Campaign
2005 Stephen Epstein, Esq.
2006 Mason Tvert, SAFER
2007 Diane and Bryan Brickner;John and Heather Masterson
2008 Seattle Hempfest Volunteer force!
Information for Attendees
2006 Seattle Hempfest
Event hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Admission to Seattle Hempfest is free.
To beat the crowds, use the north entrance by crossing the Amgen Pedestrian Bridge off of W Prospect Street. It has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, placing the avid attendee just north of Seattle Hempfest's north entrance. There is very little parking at W Prospect Street. So your best bet is to walk, bike, or take a metro bus to that location. Take metro bus 18 to north entrance, and 15 to south entrance. Downtown Seattle has several parking garages.
Lost and Found Items
Did you lose an item at Seattle Hempfest 2008? If so, we may have it! Call or email a detailed description of your lost item, including your full name, phone and email and we will get back to you. Voicemail: 206-781-5734 Email: lostandfound2008@hempfest.org
Volunteer Staff
Seattle Hempfest happens thanks to a volunteer core staff of one hundred twenty (120) working year-round and an additional one thousand (1,000) volunteering through the week of our event. Over forty distinct crews synergize to produce the largest pot rally on the planet. The energy created by this activist family is amazing, and we invite you to be a part of it!
2008 Promotional Materials
Seattle Hempfest is an all-volunteer event, and we can use your help with promotion. Please feel free to use these in your magazine, on your blog, in your podcast, etc. Reproduction limited to free distribution for informational purposes only. Other usage is strictly prohibited unless permission in writing is obtained from the artist(s) please.
2008 Event Program
2007 Seattle Hempfest - Event Program
Photo Credit: Mollie Molsan Dootson
Each year Seattle Hempfest creates a 32 page Event Program. The Event Program highlights the many exciting partnerships and opportunities for Hempfest attendees. Hempfest goers preserve their programs as memorabilia, offering the advertiser a unique opportunity for long-term branding.
2008 Event Program
Seattle Marijuana Liberation March 2008
On May 3, 2008, over 200 cities world wide, had marches against the prohibition of cannabis. In Seattle, hepatitis patient Tim Garon had been denied a transplant because of his medical marijuana use, and had just died. A group of Seattle medical marijuana patients organized a march and rally. The march was from Volunteer park in Seattle and went to the rally at Westlake Center Square.
Norm Stamper, former Seattle Police Chief, speaks at Hempfest 2007
Former Seattle Police Chief (1994-2000) Norm Stamper is interviewed backstage by Hempfest event director Vivian McPeak for THC-TV, at Hempfest 2006.
Hempfest: No Prison For Pot
In 2001 Hempfest and Hype Schwartz produced a documentary of our event, featuring Woody Harrelson and a cast of many thousands.
Support Hempfest
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Seattle Hempfest through the NORML Foundation
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