Speakers Home Page
If you would like to speak at Seattle Hempfest 2010, then please send an email to the speakers crew at speakers2010@hempfest.org. Please include a short bio and why you would like to speak at Seattle Hempfest 2010.
Below is the list of speakers for the 2009 Seattle Hempfest. We encourage you to find out more about our previous speakers by clicking on their name below.
2009 Seattle Hempfest Speakers
- Sunil Aggarwal -- American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine; co-founder and Vice-President
- Chuck Armsbury -- Razor Wire; editor
- Adam Assenberg -- Marijuana Fact or Fiction; Author
- Ian Barry -- Student and Activist
- Ngaio Bealum -- Cannabis Comedy Festival; producer, West Coast Cannabis Magazine; Publisher, Producer
- Dr. David Bearman -- American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine; Vice President for Credentials and Quality Assurance
- Tim Beck -- ASA Michigan
- Russ Belville NORML Daily Audio Stash
- Leland R. ('Lee') Berger -- Attorney, NORML Legal Committee
- Allison Bigelow -- Activist, Reefer Magnets
- Sandee Burbank -- Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse; Executive Director
- Nora Callahan -- Razor Wire; editor
- Dr. Gregory T. Carter -- University of Washington School of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Charlie Commeree -- Attorney
- William Conde -- C&S Industrial Hemp Composites R&D, World Hemp Festival, Belizehemp.com
- Valerie Corral -- WAMM; Director
- Mike Corral -- WAMM; Director
- Dominic Corva-- University of Washington Department of Geography, critical drug scholar
- Rick Cusick -- High Times Magazine; Associate Publisher
- Tonya Davis -- Medical Cannabis Director, North Ohio NORML; State Director, Ohio American Alliance for Medical Cannabis
- Roland A. Duby-- Herer Hemp, Pot Comedian
- Adam Eidinger -- Vote Hemp; Communications Director, www.mintwood.com
- Jodie Emery wife of "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery, Cannabis Culture Magazine editor, British Columbia Green Party candidate and policing critic
- Denny Finneran -- Crucial Hemp, Hemp Flax
- Magic Jeanne Ferguson -- Grammas for Ganja; Executive Director
- Omar Figueroa -- NORML Legal Committee, Criminal and Constitutional Defense Lawyer
- Ed Forchion -- Comedian and Activist
- David Frankel -- Vote Hemp/HIA; Director
- Fred Gardner -- O'Shaugnessy's; Managing Editor
- Lennon Garon -- Local Patient Activist and son of Tim Garon
- Dale Gieringer -- NORML Board of Directors
- Debbie Goldsberry -- Cannabis Action Network/Berkeley Patients Group; Director
- Angela Goodhope -- Montana Hemp Council (Vice President), Patients and Families United (Registered Lobbyist), Citizens for Responsible Crime Policy (Director)
- Roger Goodman -- Voluntary Committee of Lawyers; Executive Director
- Pam Haley -- Cannabis Defense Coalition
- Jack Herer -- The Hemperor, The Godfather of Hemp Awareness
- Anndrea Hermann -- Hemp Oil Canada; Accounts Manager/Information Specialist, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance; Vice-President/Secretary, Hemp Industries Association; Board/Farmer Relations
- Douglas Hiatt -- Attorney and Activist
- Alison Holcomb -- ACLU of Washington; Drug Policy Director
- Jeff Jones -- Patient ID Center
- Rob Kampia -- Marijuana Policy Project; Executive Director
- Sue Kastensen -- Dr. Bronner's and Sun Dog's Magic Soaps
- Kris Krane -- SSDP; Executive Director
- Rachel Kurtz -- Voluntary Committee of Lawyers; Deputy Director
- Linda Lepp -- Activist, wife of Eddy Lepp
- Edie Lerman
- Monte Levine -- International Network of People who Use Drugs
- Steve Levine -- Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, Trade Show Manager
- Nick Licata -- City of Seattle; Councilmember
- Philippe Lucas -- Vancouver Compassion Society; Founder/Director, Victoria City Council,
- Dr. Frank Lucido -- Medical Cannabis consultant, Physician
- Micky Martin -- Political Prisoner and Outspoken Advocate of Tainted Inc., Medical Cannabis Safety Council
- Madeline Martinez -- Oregon NORML; Executive Director
- Martin Martinez -- CannabisMD.net; Patient Advocate
- Todd McCormick -- Hempire/THC Magazine
- Joanne McKee -- The Green Cross Patient Cooperative
- Vivian McPeak -- Seattle Hempfest; Director, Peace Heathens; Founder
- Doug McVay -- Author and Activist
- Dr. Robert Melamede -- Associate Professor of Biology UCCS; Chief Science Officer, Cannabis Sciences Inc.
- Jeremy Miller -- Olympia Hemp, Love, and Freedom Foundation; Director
- The Moss family - a family victimized by the War on Drugs
- Elvy Musikka -- Federal Medical Marijuana patient
- Lee Newbury - NORML of South Puget Sound
- Danica Noble -- Graduate of Georgetown Law School, founding member of the Georgetown Law Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, current Steering Committee for the American Constitution Society
- David Nott -- Reason Foundation; President
- Kevin Oliver -- Inland Northwest N.O.R.M.L.; Director
- Bill Panzer -- Attorney, NORML
- Dale Rogers -- Compassion In Action; Executive Director
- George Rohrbacher -- NORML; Board Member
- Ed Rosenthal -- Green Aid; Spokesperson
- Steve Sarich -- Cannacare; Executive Director
- Keith Saunders -- MassCann/NORML; President
- David Seber -- Fibre Alternatives; Owner
- Phil Smith -- DRCNet
- Ric Smith -- Patient Advocate
- Allen St. Pierre -- NORML; Executive Director
- Paul Stanford - The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation Medical Clinics; Founder
- Jeffrey Steinborn -- NORML Board of Directors, PotBust.com, Attorney
- Jesse Stout -- Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Director, Board Member
- Keith Stroup -- NORML; Founder and Legal Counsel
- Mason Tvert -- SAFER; Executive Director
- Valerie Vande Panne -- former High Times editor, comedian, contributing author to 'Under The Influence: The Disinformation Guide To Drugs'
- Paul von Hartmann -- Cannabis scholar and Biodynamic gardener
- Rusty Williams - Candidate for Seattle City Council Position 8
- Sean Willy -- The Wormhole; Provost
- Don E Wirtshafter -- Hemp Oil
- Violet Victoria - clown