Portland Hempstalk Festival
portland hempstalk festival annual event portland oregon advocating decriminalization marijuana medicinal industrial recreational use founded festival often take place weekend labor day feature food vendor live music information booth event always free attend according paul stanford founder director event hempstalk many us industrial hemp fiber oil protein fuel medicine working end adult cannabis prohibition allow adult grow license legal sale psychoactive cannabis adult believe hemp save earth biosphere adoption hemp seed biodiesel fuel solve energy world hunger problem stop deforestation hemp fiber used paper building material support oregon cannabis tax act implement shall overcome portland hempstalk festival annual twoday event hempstalk first held portland oregon tom mccall waterfront park downtown portland visitor first two year nearly people attended third annual hempstalk festival sellwood riverfront park organizer insisted smoking would tolerated smell marijuana lingered air festival goer chose consume various form cannabis food festival attendee arrested originally slated tom mccall waterfront park event temporarily canceled portland park recreation due unspecified problem city encountered event past two year according hempstalk official site denied permit waterfront park based upon city ruling previous location already booked city park recreation department refused issue permit use different park citing unsubstantiated claim minor drinking beer park widespread marijuana smoking taking place public view medical marijuana patient hempstalk official deny claim due limited space official doubt hosting event sellwood riverfront park future festival held eastbank festival plaza organized paul stanford hemp cannabis foundation thcf addition usual event activity featured twoday event offered educational panel inform attendant industrial hemp legal use marijuana answer question may september – portland hempstalk festival moved kelley point park far northwest corner portland oregon confluence columbia river willamette river people attended two day music performed native american political activist poet songwriter john trudell band bad dog folk uke amy nelson cathy guthrie daughter willie nelson arlo guthrie herbivore rocker human revolution binghi seventh seal state jefferson marquee pas margo tim pate speaker included famed author activist jack herer making fifth hempstalk appearance herer heart attack collapsed moment giving speech saturday september critical condition portland area hospital month moved eugene oregon nursing home early october recovery hempstalk speaker included national organization reform marijuana law norml founder keith stroup norml director allen st pierre thcf crrh director author oregon cannabis tax act paul stanford oregon norml director madeline martinez chris conrad mikki norris comedian writer ngaio bealum green party presidential candidate jill stein author bill drake dr tod mikuriya dr phillip leveque seattle hempfest director vivian mcpeak medical marijuana pioneer dennis peron legal history cannabis united state hempstalk official site