Local Events

Seattle HEMPFEST® Protestival is proud to host world class speakers each year. We get over 400 applications for about 120 speaking slots and strive to have variety each year. Speakers are listed below

Seattle HEMPFEST® Protestival is proud to host world class speakers each year. We get over 400 applications for about 120 speaking slots and strive to have variety each year. Speakers Read More

Wait: Under ‘Legalization,’ There’s a NEW Law Against Smoking Weed At Seattle Hempfest?

Wait: Under ‘Legalization,’ There’s a NEW Law Against Smoking Weed At Seattle Hempfest? Steve Elliott | July 30, 2015 Ah, Seattle Hempfest. A carefree weekend of getting high the park, a little Read More

Seattle Hempfest Merges Planned Business Show Into its “Protestival”

Seattle Hempfest Merges Planned Business Show Into its “Protestival” JULY 13, 2015 | MJ NEWS NETWORK WASHINGTON: In response to the addition of the Seattle Waterslide on Mercer street, and market demand for Read More

Colorado Jury Says No to State’s Marijuana DUI Limit

Colorado Jury Says No to State’s Marijuana DUI Limit FIJA | 19 Jul 2015 A Denver medical marijuana patient has been acquitted by a jury of a marijuana-related DUI after Read More

Going, Going, Ganja: What’s Behind Ed Murray’s MMJ Crackdown?

Going, Going, Ganja: What’s Behind Ed Murray’s MMJ Crackdown? seattleweekly | 6:25 pm After years of transparently illegal hijinks, Seattle’s bringing down the hammer on unregulated medical-marijuana dispensaries. Some dispensaries,Read More

Cannabis Freedom March 2015

Cannabis Freedom March 2015 May 9, 2015 | By JOSHUA TRUJILLO JOSHUA TRUJILLO/SEATTLEPI.COM A man listens to a speech during the annual Cannabis Freedom March from Capitol Hill’s Volunteer park Read More

Sophisticated pot cookies from Cupcake Royale owner hit Washington shelves this week

Sophisticated pot cookies from Cupcake Royale owner hit Washington shelves this week Sunday, March 15, 2015 by Bryan Cohen Jody Hall took cupcakes to a new level when the Capitol Read More

Presenting our newest opportunity! Seattle Hempfest Business

Presenting our newest opportunity! Seattle Hempfest Business With an established medical industry and an emerging legal recreational cannabis markets, cannabis businesses are blooming. The HEMPFEST™ Business Show, taking place August Read More

‘Kettle Falls Five’ defendants to be free ahead of sentencing

‘Kettle Falls Five’ defendants to be free ahead of sentencing TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 By Kip Hill The defendants found guilty of growing between 50 and 100 marijuana plants on their Read More

Pot startups cash in on wave of legalization

Pot startups cash in on wave of legalization By Parija Kavilanz March 9, 2015 The wave of pot legalization hasn’t just been a boon for growers. A slew of other Read More