Seattle, WA: Event organizers are expecting nearly 150,000 attendees at this weekend’s 17th annual Seattle Hempfest taking place this Saturday and Sunday at Myrtle Edwards Park in downtown Seattle. More than 70 speakers and 60 bands will participate on five stages during the two-day event, which is now recognized as the largest marijuana law reform gathering in the world.
Speakers at this year’s event include NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, NORML Founder Keith Stroup, patient advocates Madeline Martinez and Angel Raich, authors Jack Herer and Ed Rosenthal, and PBS travel host and NORML Advisory Board Member Rick Steves.
The theme of this year’s weekend festival is: “Industrial Hemp, and What It Can Do for America.”
A complete schedule of this year’s Seattle Hempfest speakers and events.