Experiences labelled with 'weed'
Ever wonder how the name 420 came to be associated with smoking pot? Some say it’s the number of ingredients in the herb, while others believe it to be the police code for a pot bust. Either way, if this kind of debate interests you then the Cannabis Cup is the place for you. For the liberal at heart that may not get to exercise the right to smoke pot legally in their home town, the Cannabis Cup is all that is marijuana liberation. Every November Amsterdam is home to the Cannabis Cup for a week. It’s no change from the ordinary for locals, but for those not able to partake in pot back home, the competition is the opportunity to visit various coffee shops ...
The world’s largest pro-marijuana legalization rally, Seattle’s annual Hempfest is a mixture of concert, dance party, political rally, and arts and crafts fair. The organizers, almost all volunteers, call it a “protestival,” which seems about right. Since it’s founding annual event has grown prodigiously, now hosting hundreds of thousands of people from six stages spread across Seattle’s three waterfront parks. This year, Hempfest runs from August 17th through 19th, and as always it’s free to attend. In 1991, Hempfest started with 500 people as the Washington Hemp Expo, run by volunteers from the Seattle Peace Heathens Community Activist Group. By 1994 it had 15,000 people show up for a concert that included 7 Year Bitch and El Steiner. Today, Seattle’s Hempfest takes volunteers ten days ...
