Cops give Seattle stoners special Doritos.

• Author: Suderman, Peter
• Position: Artifact - Seattle, WA - Brief article

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Hempfest was nacho cheesier than ever this year, thanks to the Seattle Police Department (SPD). Cops policing the 23-year-old cannabis reform event handed out 1,000 bags of Doritos to festivalgoers.

The get-out-the-snacks effort may have helped thwart a few cases of the munchies. But it was primarily intended to promote goodwill between attendees and city police in the wake of Washington State's vote last fall to legalize sale and possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Each of the snack-sized bags was labeled with a sticker: "Hempfesters! We thought you might be hungry. We also thought now might be a good time for a refresher on the do's and don'ts of I-502," the state initiative legalizing weed.

In addition to urging Hempfest's many pot smokers not to drive while high or distribute weed to...