BOSTON, MA — The 24th annual Boston Freedom Rally, scheduled for this weekend, will take place on the Boston Common “permit or no permit,” according to organizers, who filed an injunction in court Friday morning with assistance from the ACLU of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MassCann), the state chapter of NORML, who has […]
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. . . . . READ MOREBOSTON, MA — Eight days before the long-planned first-ever two-day MassCann/NORML Boston Freedom Rally on the Boston Common, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, the City of Boston without warning has denied the permit for the two-day event as of Friday, September 6. This comes two months after representatives of MassCann/NORML met […]
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA – A few eBay users are seeing a money-making opportunity in the free bags of chips that were given out by police over the weekend at Seattle’s Hempfest, a three day festival on the Seattle waterfront. An unopened Doritos bag from Hempfest had drawn eight bids by Monday afternoon, pushing the price to […]
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA — It was a beautiful, sunny day Friday as the world’s largest “protestival,” Seattle Hempfest, got underway with tens of thousands of people openly smoking marijuana along a 1.5 mile stretch of the Seattle waterfront. Only months after voters in Washington State legalized the possession of one ounce of marijuana for personal use, […]
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA – Spanning 1.5 miles, two public parks, six stages, over 400 vendors, and over 1,000 volunteers, Seattle’s 22nd annual Hempfest starts Friday at noon. Here is a behind the scenes look as volunteers worked Thursday to put the final touches on the world’s largest annual marijuana rally.
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA — For years, Seattle police have looked the other way as thousands of people openly smoke marijuana on the Seattle waterfront for three days during Hempfest, the largest annual gathering of marijuana smokers in the world. That was before voters passed I-502 last November, legalizing the possession of marijuana by adults in Washington […]
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA — For three days in August, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks on Seattle’s waterfront for the 22nd annual Hempfest, traditionally the largest annual gathering of pro-cannabis supporters in the world. But following last year’s historic passage of Initiative 502, which legalized the adult possession of marijuana […]
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. . . . . READ MORESEATTLE, WA — For three days in August, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks on Seattle’s waterfront for the 22nd annual Hempfest, traditionally the largest annual gathering of pro-cannabis supporters in the world. But following last year’s historic passage of Initiative 502, which legalized the adult possession of marijuana in the state, this year’s Hempfest is promises one thing that the previous 21 were not: a victory celebration.
What started out as a “humble gathering of stoners” in 1991, conceived during a peace vigil in opposition of the first Gulf War and attracting a crowd of about 500 people has grown to a world-renown 3 day “protestival” celebrating human rights, equality, freedom, and of course, cannabis.
Spanning 1.3 miles, two public parks, six stages, more than 300 vendors and staffed by over 1,000 volunteers, Hempfest isn’t just the largest annual pro-pot rally in the world — it is also one of the largest special events in the State of Washington. With a Special Events permit requiring a $1 million insurance policy, emergency evacuation plans, safety and security personnel, Hempfest is not a “pot party in the park,” it is a bona-fide political rally who’s organizers work closely with city officials to ensure a successful — and peaceful — annual tradition.
SEATTLE, WA — In the wake of Washington’s historic marijuana legalization measure last November, Seattle Police Department’s top cop, Interim Chief Jim Pugel, spoke at the Cannabis Freedom March at Westlake Park on Saturday.
“We are not here to condemn it. We are not here to endorse it,” he said of marijuana use. “The police are here to make sure it is all done legally.”
Instead of fighting the voter approved measure, the Seattle Police Department have embraced the change, and are adapting to the new state law.
“We are public servants and we want to make sure what they voted for works,” Pugel added.
Pugel called on smokers to respect law enforcement and obey the law.
“Don’t use it in public, don’t provide to minors, buy only from lawful dispensaries,” he said.
Pugel added that the new law legalizing marijuana for adults made police officers’ jobs easier.
Several hundred people took part in Saturday’s “Cannabis Freedom March,” which was dubbed “A Funeral for Prohibition” by Seattle Hempfest organizers.
The annual march made its way from Volunteer Park to Westlake Center in Downtown Seattle.
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