SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of people are expected at this weekend’s Hempfest on the shores of Seattle’s Elliott Bay at Myrtle Edwards Park.
Director Vivian McPeak calls it the world’s largest marijuana policy reform event.
She told KIRO Radio the rules forbid buying or selling anything illegal.
Police spokesman Jeff Kappel says the department’s primary mission is public safety and crowd management.
City Attorney Peter Holmes says officers will take action if there are sales of marijuana. When Holmes was elected in November, he stopped prosecuting simple marijuana possession cases.
McPeak says the biggest danger for Hempfest is running out of money. It lost $50,000 last year. Admission is free but organizers are asking a $5 donation.
