So I went to Hempfest yesterday :)

[CarrieLynne]

I havent been to it in a few years, but I had to go to THIS one....the first one where Marijuana is legal!

there was talks of the police handing out Doritos with the marijuana laws on it lol I really wanted to see that but I think they must have run out on friday....I heard one girl behind me say "where the cops at? I got the munchies!" lol

thousand and thousands of people! no parking, we probably walked 5 miles just to get to the line to get in....which wound up and down two streets - about a mile long! there was a group of protesters yelling at us thru a megaphone that we were sinners. jesus was gonna get us etc....then someone hollered "go back to Westboro ya freaks! this is Seattle! The marijuana capital of the world! wooo!" lol

I saw girls butts and painted up boobies, I saw a giant bag of weed and a giant Joint walking around passing out flyers for a medicinal delivery place....I saw the most amazing glass artwork! I saw happy people, high people, singing people....some guy had MASSIVE joint he was passing around - he got told it was huge enough to be considered distributing so they made him put it away....

I heard the attorney who wrote the initiative to make it legal speak, she had her 6 yo son there, she said hes been to every one since he was born Another speaker spoke of the next fight....the building of the industry...making sure those employees have heathcare and other benefits....another spoke of getting marijuana off the fed Sched 1 list.......most dangerous substance in the world? please....

it was a great time - a worthy victory party but still keeping focus on what still needs to be done...

and I didnt see anyone from work! Whew!

[liberal_at_heart]

1. Hempfest is a great place to not only have fun but to sign petitions. I kind of wish I had gone now.

I have family that went but it's a long drive for me and I knew dealing with parking and crowds would be exhausting.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Very cool! Thanks for the report.

[Uben]

3. Damn hippies......

....wish I could go to one of those!

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Git offa my grass!

Uh I mean lawn. That's it-lawn.

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. I've attended and spoken at several Seattle Hempfests. It's a great event.

In a great city. In a state that is now leading the way on marijuana legalization.

[AmyStrange]

49. Sadly we can't grow personal plants like they can in Colorado...

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the only thing that I found bad about 502, but there are other initiatives in the works, so hurray.

You can get a license to grow and sell, but the cost and security measures needed is daunting,

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[CarrieLynne]

50. need medicinal card for that I think

I bet it changes soon tho

[AmyStrange]

51. I wish...

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until it changes, only licensed growers can grow marijuana, with medical marijuana also.

But, hopefully you are right that it will probably change soon,

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[jtuck004]

5. Did you bring us anything? n/t

[mountain grammy]

6. Waiting for one in Denver.. thanks for getting us ready.

[ismnotwasm]

8. I didn't go but the Doritoes story is true

(Along with a new urban myth that the cops were gong to bust drivers seen leaving if they had orange fingers--Cheetos would have been better for that!)

(CNN) -- When Seattle pot smokers got the munchies this weekend, the cops had their back.
Now that marijuana is legal in Washington, there's not much police could do about weed-toting revelers at the city's Hempfest.
But they did want to explain the new rules surrounding recreational marijuana use in the state -- and hit upon a novel distribution format: Doritos.
Sticking the cops' messages on something edible was a no-brainer, Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said.

"We knew if we did leaflets, it would turn into litter," he said. "We wanted people to be able to access the information. It's actually fun to read. We wanted to do it in a way that is deliberately ironic."
Each bag contained some sage Dos and Don'ts.
The Don'ts included "Don't drive while high," and "Don't use pot in public. You could be cited but we'd rather give you a warning."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/18/us/seattle-police-hempfest-doritos-giveaway/?hpt=hp_t2

[nolabear]

10. The don'ts also included "Don't give shotguns to anyone under 21 and

Don't play Pink Floyd too loud." I kid you not.

[ismnotwasm]

11. Heh!

There is no way to play Pink Floyd too loud--unless you're watching it timed to "The Wizard of Oz"

[bravenak]

29. I thought it was Alice in wonderland?

No wonder it didn't do anything for me. I thought I was just too focused on the movie. Or the bong.

[libodem]

45. .

[awoke_in_2003]

31. See definition #4

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shotgun

[nolabear]

33. Child, you think I don't know what a shotgun is?

I do like that little piece of etiquette about not shotgunning someone else's squeeze, though.

[awoke_in_2003]

35. Oh, I misread your intent...

when I read "don't give shotguns to people under 21" I read that as in the firearms. Oops.

[jberryhill]

47. Good advice either way

[awoke_in_2003]

36. I went back and re-read all defs...

and wish I hadnt. Now I know what cobain means, and wish I didn't.

[CBGLuthier]

26. I could smoke 5 grams of the best and still not find Doritos tasty

Hated them ever since I kissed a woman who had been eating them. Blechh.

[lupine25]

9. I couldn't go to Hempfest....

...because I had to work (dang it!) but I read that Seattle PD ran out of the Doritos under an hour after opening! Never underestimate the power of munchies! Speaking of which, out of popcorn. BRB....

In all seriousness, I'm glad the Seattle PD decided to "educate" the public by embracing the munchies! Word has it the stickers on the Doritos involved a "DOs & DON'Ts" list. On the Don'ts list was stuff like smoking in public, driving, operating machinery, etc. On the Dos list was listening to Dark Side of the Moon at full volume and watching Lord of the Rings movies....

[toby jo]

12. Cops being cool - waited a long time for this. Hell, when the shit hits the fan it's

the drunks, the gun manics and your general testosterone unchained causing them grief.

Nice to see this water going under the bridge.

[Earth_First]

13. Here's the image of the Doritos bags with aforementioned 'warning'

-via Being Liberal Facebook page

[ismnotwasm]

14. "This Sticker is Not a Lawyer!

Priceless

[TeeYiYi]

16. "Don't use pot in public."...

So, how did that particular rule fly at Hempfest?

TYY

[CarrieLynne]

18. everybody was high lol idk

people were sellin $10 sodas - comes w/ free dimebag lol

[Earth_First]

39. That's how we used to sell beer in the lots at Phish...

The beer was free; the cup was $5.

[snooper2]

23. I thought all cops were "pigs" and 100% evil

Where did that meme go?

[nolabear]

34. They got better.

Happens.

[kimmylavin]

38. I love it!

And I love how they handled this.
Covering the broader points of the law in a friendly way, and with a sense of humor.
Maybe there's hope for us, after all...

[eppur_se_muova]

42. "Warning: the contents of this package are as delicious as they appear"

I thing that sticker was a labor of love for someone ...

[mstinamotorcity2]

15. Glad you had

a wonderful time

[CarrieLynne]

17. found an article....

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/cops-ran-free-doritos-10-minutes-seattle-pot-235900570.html

[Egnever]

19. Sooooo jealous!

I bet you didnt see any fights either.

I would have killed for a bag of those Doritos. Those will be collectors items I am sure.

[Buddyblazon]

20. We had the first Cannabis Cup in US history...

here in Colorado this last spring (there were MEDICAL Cannabis Cups the last few years, but this was the first Cannabis Cup).

A great feeling walking around the tens of thousands that came to Colorado for the festivities.

Now....once the feds finally start taking our tax money....THEN we can truly say prohibition is over.

[Enthusiast]

21. I want to see girls butts.

[awoke_in_2003]

32. Who doesn't? nt

[Eleanors38]

37. Baby got back!

[JohnnyRingo]

22. K&R..

Thanx for the first hand account.

[maxsolomon]

24. Next year use the North entrance off Elliot at Thomas in Queen Anne

WAY shorter wait time.

Not that i'll ever go back - Hempfest 2012 was a sea of anti-legalization numbskull rhetoric. It pretty much made me quit.

[blackspade]

25. K&R!

[Richard D]

27. Pretty funny, and a bit weird . . .

. . . the famous "Doritos" bags already for sale on ebay.

[bravenak]

28. I'm so jealous.

I really wanted to go but, broke this year maybe next year ill fly down. I have to see for myself. Ill bring some family sized bags of Doritos and big Ol jugs of Hawaiian Punch and make some new friends.

[TeamPooka]

30. Prohibition is a failed public policy...again.

[MrMickeysMom]

40. Yeah, can you think of ONE reason this should not be ratified in all 50 states?

Me, either...

[obama2terms]

41. Wish I lived there so I could go!

I would love to be able to light up a doobie without fear of being arrested. I haven't smoked since high school, so that would be interesting.....

[B Calm]

43. Sounds like it was a blast.

[greiner3]

44. 'Dark Side of the Moon';

I've got to listen to that one next time I visit my own 'Hemp Fest'!

[Warren DeMontague]

46. Kick

Another 'Bout Fuckin' Time moment.

[AmyStrange]

48. Me too... and got mad

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never been, but when we tried to enter from Alaskan and Broad, we were told we had to cross the tracks and get in a long line and wait. We couldn't get in from where Pier 70 was. people could leave but we couldn't enter. There were at least two other entrances, but we didn't know that. It wouldn't have been a problem if my knees hadn't been hurting.

It took for ever (over an hour) to get back from the end of the line to where the tracks were that we originally crossed to get where the end of the line was.

Just when we got to almost the end of a line (where we had to cross the tracks again), that's when a train decided to cross and stop... FOR over a half an hour.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!

Not only that, but the Doritos were gone in 30 minutes!!!

Some guy said (after I asked out loud what idiot decided the line should end at the tracks), "Stoners don't get mad".

I said, "No, that's not true. Stoners get mad, they just don't get as mad as the average non-stoner, or something like that.

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