Saturday, August 20, 2005

The Stranger: Where There's Smoke

For the majority of folks—non–pot smokers and non-hippies—Hempfest may not seem to matter. It's like, "I'm not a buttrocker, so I'm not going to Ozzfest. Likewise, I'm not a stoner, so I'm not going to Hempfest."

Fair enough. But are you a civil libertarian? The drug war is one of America's most onerous campaigns, encroaching on personal freedom and filling prisons. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, over 80 percent of the increase in the federal prison population from 1985 to 1995 was due to drug convictions, and in 2001, 56.7 percent of the state prisoners for drug offenses were African American.

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Today and Tomorrow
YouTube.com Provides Video Hosting For The Unofficial Seattle HempFest Digital Point-Of-View Photo/Video Contest

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Seattle Weekly
The Port and the Pot Granny
Don't expect the tolerance of Hempfest to extend to Sea-Tac Airport.

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