Seattle Hempfest 2008

 

 

This weekend, Hempfest rolls into Seattle, holding claim as the biggest pro-pot rally in the world.

How are the police handling it?

“Actually, Hempfest is one of the easier events that we do,” police spokesman Mark Jamieson said. “There has always been great cooperation between the organizers and SPD.

“We haven’t had any major problems since Seattle’s been doing Hempfest.”

Police in the past have taken a low-key approach to policing pot use at Hempfest and aren’t expecting anything worse this year when a crowd of more than 150,000 people is expected to pack Myrtle Edwards Park.

A month after the 2003 Hempfest, Seattle voters passed an initiative making the investigation, arrest and prosecution of marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority when the drug was intended for adult personal use.

Medical marijuana has been legal in Washington since 1998.

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