Seattle city council member Nick Licata speaking at the 2009 Seattle Hempfest
Genre
Political
Frequency
Annually
Location(s)
Myrtle Edwards Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Years active
32
Inaugurated
August 1, 1991 (1991-08-01)
Previous event
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) – 11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
Attendance
100,000
Budget
$1,000,000
Organised by
Seattle Events, a Non-Profit Corporation
Member
Hempfest Central Seattle Peace Heathens Community Action Group
Website
www.hempfest.org
Seattle Hempfest is an annual event in the city of Seattle, Washington (and the world's largest[1] annual gathering) advocating the legalization of cannabis.[2] Vivian McPeak serves as the organization's executive director. Founded in 1991 as the Washington Hemp Expo,[3][4] a self-described "humble gathering of stoners" attended by only 500 people,[4] and renamed the following year as Hempfest,[3] it has grown into a three-day annual political rally, concert, and arts and crafts fair[5] with attendance typically over 100,000. Speakers have included Seattle city council member Nick Licata,[4] actor/activist Woody Harrelson (2004),[4] travel writer and TV host Rick Steves (2007), (2010),[4][6] 2012 Green Party speaker Jill Stein, Dallas Cowboys center Mark Stepnoski (2003),[4][7] and former chief of the Seattle Police Department Norm Stamper (2006).[3] Hempfest has also in recent years attracted such well-known performers as Fishbone (2002),[8] The Kottonmouth Kings (2004),[9] Rehab (2006),[10] and Pato Banton (2007)[11] to its five stages[12] spread throughout Myrtle Edwards Park and Elliott Bay Park, on Seattle's waterfront.[12][13]
^According to the 2007 Seattle Hempfest program, p. 22, "As far as we can tell, it is [the biggest pot rally anywhere], and it dwarfs its closest counterpart."
^According to the 2007 Seattle Hempfest program, p. 3, they advocate "the decriminalization of marijuana for responsible adults, legal access to medical marijuana…, and legal domestic hemp production."
^2007 Seattle Hempfest program, p. 6. An essay by Steves appears on p.16–17 of the 2007 program.
^Hempfest 2003 achieves Pot Peace!, on official Seattle Hempfest site. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^Mike Cust, Seattle Hempfest rocks hard!, Cannabis Culture, February 24, 2003. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^Philip Dawdy, 2004 Hempfest Highlights, Seattle Weekly, August 18, 2004. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^Seattle Hempfest History on Hempfest official site. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^Monica Guzman, News update: Former police chief Stamper backs out of Hempfest, August 15, 2007 on the official blog of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^ abMarijuana policy reform is emphasis at Hempfest, Seattle Times, August 17, 2006. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
^Vendor Policies, on official Seattle Hempfest site. Accessed online 24 August 2007.
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