The speakers at next month's Seattle Hempfest.
Festival Speakers « Seattle HEMPFEST
Seattle HEMPFEST is proud to present our 2015 Speakers (as of 7-29-2015):
Wes Abney — Owner Northwest Leaf
Rene Adams — Former Law Enforcement Officer
Jared Allaway — Founder of Safer Shirts
Todd Arkley — CPA, Arkley Accounting Group CCSE
Ngaio Bealum — American comedian, musician, writer, actor, activist, juggler and publisher
Dr. David Bearman — Doctor, Executive Vice President the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine
Joy Beckerman — President, Hemp Ace International and WA State Chapter of the Hemp Industries Association
Radical Russ — Executive Director, Portland NORML and 420RADIO
Leland Berger — Oregon CannaBusiness Compliance Counsel LLC
Mike Bifari — Activist
Allison Bigelow — Sensible Washington
Jeanne Black — Founder Grammas for Ganja
Ami Black — Seattle HEMPFEST, Seattle Cannabis Freedom March, Marijuana Activist
Kurt Boehl — Marijuana Attorney, KB Law Group PLLC
Kat Bohnsack — Activist
Kari Boiter — Criminal Justice Reform Advocate,
Yamileth Bolanos — President and Founder, Greater Los Angeles Collective Alliance
Cyril Bouanna — Chairman of the Board, Seattle Events A Non-Profit Corporation, producer of Seattle HEMPFEST
AC Braddock — CEO, Eden Labs
Bruce Buckner — Activist
Cannabis Reverend Jeff — V P Research Process Development @thincpure
Greta Carter — Marijuana Farmer!, Because Freedom Foundation
Ernie Cefalu — Point Of Connection Expert — Senior Creative Director, Created 2015 HEMPFEST posters
Jorge Cervantes — Cannabis Cultivation Author, Van Patten Publishing
Suny Cheba — Cannabis Breeder also President at Cannabis Genetics Preservation Society,
Robert C. Clarke — Activist
Chris Conrad — Director, Family Council on Drug Awareness
John Conroy — QC Queens Counsel, NormlCanada, Stop the Violence, Sensible BCUSNorml Legal Committee
Marcie Cooper — American Cannabis Nurses Association
Dr. Dominic Corva — Cannabis and Social Policy Center CASP
Rick Cusick — Associate Publisher of High Times, Board Member of NORML and the NORML Women's Alliance
John Davis — Vice President, Seattle Events A Non-Profit Corporation, producer of Seattle HEMPFEST, Northwest Patient Resource Center
Jeremy Daw — Editor, TheLeafOnline.com
Alison Draisin — CEO and Founder, Ettalews Edibles
Ben Droz — Hemp Lobbyist, Vote Hemp
Lori Duckworth — Southern Oregon Advocate and Lobbyist, Southern Oregon NORML Advisory Committee to the Medical Marijuana Program for the Sate of Oregon Compassionate Oregon
Gaston Durana — Activist
Shawn DeNae — CEO, Washington Bud Company
Adela FalkWisdom — POW420.com
Dr. Jake Felice — ND, LMP, Specializes in the treatment of chronic pain and the improvement of human performance.
Kristin Flor — Voices From The Cannabis War Host,
Edward Forchion (NJ Weedman)- Founder of Legalize Marijuana Party
Serra Frank — Moms for Marijuana International, The Fight for Lilly Foundation, New Approach Idaho
Rep. Roger Goodman — State Representative, Washington State Legislature
Melissa Hysom — Board Member, Seattle Events A Non-Profit Corporation, producer of Seattle HEMPFEST®, Seattle's Cannabis Freedom March Organizer
Urb Thrasher — Urb Age Designs, 420Radio, Board Member Portland NORML
Charlo Greene — Founder of Go Greene gogreene.org, CEO of Alaska Cannabis Club
StinkBud — Grow Guru, Harvestapound.com
Jedidiah Haney — Cannabis Advocate, CAUSEM
Lisa Herbold — Candidate for Seattle City Council
Douglas Hiatt, Attorney, Sensible Washington
Alison Holcomb — Director of the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice, ACLU
Peter Holmes — Seattle City Attorney
Mowgli Holme, Ph.D. — Founder, Chief Scientific Officer Phylos Bioscience
Meagan Holt — Mom of a Cannabis Patient
Anthony Johnson — lead petitioner, Measure 91 Oregon
Dale Sky Jones — Oaksterdam University Executive Chancellor and Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform Chairwoman
Neil Juneja — Managing Partner; Attorney, Gleam Law
Gloria Kalteich — Continuum Fellowship of Universal Understanding
Karl Keich — Activist
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles — Retired Washington State senator; King County Council candidate
Michael Krawitz — Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access
Brandon Krenzler — Executive Director, Parents 4 Pot; Contributor to Skunk Magazine, Cannabis Now Magazine, Dope Magazine, and ladybud magazine.
Rachel Kurtz — Attorney, Gleam Law; True North Extracts
Kyle Kushman — Activist, Breeder
Farmer Tom Lauerman — Owner at Farmer Tom Lauerman LLC, CannaFriendly.net
Richard Lee — Founder of Oaksterdam University
Ann Lee — Founder of RAMP (Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition)
Martin Lee — Director, Project CBD
Casper Leitch — The founder of Time 4 Hemp, The Time 4 Hemp Broadcasting Network
Ben Livingston — Director, Center for Legal Cannabis
Kevin Lodry — Activist
Philippe Lucas — VP Patient Research and Services Tilray, Tilray
Martin Martinez — Author Activist Advocate, Lifevine Collective
Cyd Maurer — Activist, fired from TV anchor position for Cannabis use
Madeline Martinez — Member of board of directors for NORML and Women's NORML, NORML Women's alliance
Doug McVay — Director of Research, Common Sense for Drug Policy
Jeremy Moberg — Director, Washington Sun Growers Association
Joanna McKee — Activist, Co-founder and Executive Director of The Original Green Cross Patient Co-op
Courtney Moran — LL.M., EARTH Law LLC focused on Hemp law
Shilo Murphy — Executive director of the Peoples Harm Reduction Alliance, Founder of Urban Survivors Union
Elvy Musikka — Activist, federal government marijuana recipient
Danica Noble — Coordinator, NORML Women of Washington
Mikki Norris — Director, Cannabis Consumers Campaign
David Nott — President, Reason Foundation
Trista Okel — Empower Body Care
Alice OLearyRandall — Medical Marijuana Pioneer or First Lady of Medical Marijuana, Marys Foundation of Caring
Crystal Oliver — 502 producer, Washington's Finest Cannabis
Kevin Oliver — NORML
William Panzer — Attorney, California NORML Board of Directors
Aaron A. Pelley — Attorney
David Rheins — CEO of MJBA (Marijuana Business Association)
Sierra Riddle — President of CannaMommy and #TeamLandon, CannaMommy #TeamLandon
Lindsey Rinehart — Activist Founder Undergreen Railroad Writer DOPE National BOD member if IWCC, Undergreen Railroad International Womens Cannabis Coalition One Draw Two Dispensary DOPE Magazine
Dale Rogers — Activist
U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher — U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district
Danielle Rosellison — Trail Blazin Productions, WAFMB (Washington Federation of Marijuana Businesses)
Ed Rosenthal — Writer Publisher, Quick Trading Co. Natural Garden Solutions
Keith Saunders, Ph.D. — Board of Directors, NORML
The Real Michael Scott — Libertarian Activist
David Seber — President Hemp Shield Company
Patrick Seifert — Owner Operator of Rainier Xpress and Founder of Twenty22Many
Michelle Sexton — Naturopathic Doctor, Phytalab; Board member, Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy (CASP)
DJ Short — Cannabis Breeder
Sue Sisley MD — President, MAPS
Paul Stanford — The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation and THCF Medical Clinics
Jeffrey Steinborn — Attorney at Law
Joel Stanley — CEO, cwbotanicals.com
DeMaris StrohmHughes — Activist
Keith Stroup — NORML Founder and Legal Counsel, NORML
Vicca Thompson — The Grow Shop, parent activist
Roger Titon — Activist
Stephanie Viskovich — Activist, WA; Delta 9 medical Cannabis access point
Ah Warner — Founder and CEO Cannabis Basics, ICHABAPA Norml Women of Washington HIA
Julie Weed — Marijuana reporter, Forbes Magazine
Jerry Whiting — LeBlanc CNE
Sharon Whitson — General Manager, Seattle HEMPFEST
Don Wirtshafter — Attorney at Law