1999 Main Stage Lineup

Norm Kent is a Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney who has gained a national reputation by successfully advocating cases and causes designed to end the government's repressive war against drugs. In 1982, Norm sued the State of Florida for spraying paraquat, a toxic poison, on marijuana fields. In 1987, he won an acquittal for Elvy Mussika, who had been growing marijuana in her Hollywood, Florida home to offset the effects of glaucoma. Norm successfully pioneered the medical necessity defense, and extended it further to caregivers when he won 1997 and 1998 acquittals for individuals charged with using and distributing marijuana for the Key West Cannabis Buyers Club.

Tim Pate is a longtime Oregon Cannabis activist and musician.

Paul Von Harman is an international traveler and hemp activist.

Ron Mullins is a Democratic candidate for US Senate, and a strong supporter of legalization.

Tyree Callahan is a Regional Leader of the November Coalition and runs the Bellingham Drug Policy Reform Group in Bellingham, Washington.

Jeffrey Stonehill is a stalwart in the industrial hemp movement, and has been pivotal in the Hemp Industries Association and the Santa Cruz Hemp Expo. He is a wordsmith and poet extrordinaire.

Judy Nicastro is a candidate for Seattle City Council.

Dana Beal is the founder of the Million Marijuana March, a contributing writer to High Times, and a founder of the Yippies. He has also authored a book on Ibogaine.

Playland's debut album "Through Glass Darkly" is a reflection of Brin Addison, Joe Wuollet and Joe Mitchell's extensive playing background. A "last minute addition" to the line-up, Playland delivers a poweful, melodic punch and is a must see. Recently signed to Peak Records, they can be reached at 206-721-7668 or 206-721-8257.

Sandee Burbank is the founder of the real DARE ... Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse, and a well known Oregon activist.

Michelle Miles is a widow of the War On Pot. Her husband David is serving over four years after being entrapped into selling 1-1/2 pounds of marijuana to an informant. After losing their $375,000 home to the State, she is struggling to maintain their family and painting business.

Allison Bigelow is a board member of the Washington Hemp Education Network and an articulate advocate of drug policy reform, as well as a Hempfest core member.

DXD is the hardest rocking band in Seattle. Not only is their female lead singer a literal phenomenon, she's a core member and crew chief of Hempfest! You will not want to miss their electrifrying appearance.

Martin Martinez is a medical marijuana hero in Washington State and the author of Cannabis Indications.

Elvy Musikka is one of the only surviving glaucoma patients to receive medical marijuana monthly from the government. She is also an internationally acclaimed fighter for marijuana rights.

Dale Rogers ia a founder of Compassion In Action, a Seattle based patient co-op, and a local anti-AIDS activist.

Ryan Blackhawke is owner/operator of Seattle's finest retail store Fremont Hemp, a proud sponsor of Seattle Hempfest.

Dr. Francis Podrebarec is founder of Compassion In Action, a patient co-op based in the Capitol Hill District of Seattle.

Bill Conde is a hemp fiber-board pioneer, and is the director of several cannabis events on his property in Harrisburg, Oregon.

Stewartt is president of the unusually successful environmental group Wild Angels and was the founder and president of Lighthawk.

Krist Novoselic, formerly of Nirvana, is a Seattle icon and activist. Krist is the founder of the Joint Artists and Musicians Policial Action Committee (JAMPAC).

Swamp Mama Johnson, a Seattle Weekly "Best Pick" is a Bellingham Washington based all female blues-rock band that loves to dish out "Peach Fish Stew" to all their loving fans.

Paul Lewin is a member of Common Sense for Drug Policy Reform and an active supporter of November Coalition.

Joanna McKee is the founder of Green Cross, a Bainbridge Island patient co-op. She is also a pioneer in patient's rights regarding marijuana in Washington State.

Aerial Wolfe is a Los Angeles musician and canabis activist.

Old Lady Litterbug features members from various famed Seattle bands, and delivers traditional Northwest power-rock complete with searing guitar and vocal work.

Todd McCormick is one of America's most famous medical marijuana patients. Todd recently appeared with Woody Harrelson on Politically Incorrect, and just got off the national Spitfire Tour.

Mikki Norris is coordinator of the Human Rights and the Drug War exhibit project (aka HR95) and co-author of the powerful new book, Shattered Lives: Portraits From America's Drug War. She is dedicated to exposing the human face of the Drug War.

The Herbivores are clearly the "house band" of Seattle Hempfest. Their jazz/rock/reggae fusion has earned them a reputation as a guaranteed great time. Herbivores lyrics are of the highest integrity. Jim and Share are also long-time dedicated Hempfest core members.

Don Wirtshafter is founder and owner of the Ohio Hempery, one of the earliest hemp companies in the United States. He is also now an investor and officer of Ecolution, Inc. A criminal defense attorney by profession, Wirtshafter serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the Hemp Industries Association.

Dana Larsen is editor of the Canadian publication Cannabis Culture, one of the finest publications of it's kind in the world, and a proud sponsor of Seattle Hempfest.

Katya Chorover is an amazing Seattle musician/songwriter.

Nora Callahan is the founder/director of the most potentially powerful organization that seeks to end the War On Drugs. The November Coalition puts names and faces behind the stories of the POW's of this archaic domestic "war".

Napiers Bones is Seattle's finest jam-band, complete with two drummers, dueling guitars and a cross between Alman Brothers southern rock and The Grateful Dead's sparring musical exchanges.

Chris Conrad has been one of the pre-eminent spokespersons on cannabis reform for more than a decade. He founded the Business Alliance for Commerce in Hemp (BACH), which launched the modern hemp industry, as well as the Family Council on Drug Awareness. He has authored four books, including Hemp: Lifeline to the Future and Hemp for Health, and contributed to many more. He produced many influential fact sheets, such as "The Many Uses of Hemp," "Hemp for Ecology", and "10 Things Everyone Should Know About Marijuana." He was a driving force behind the California medical marijuana initiative, Prop 215, and curator of the Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum in Amsterdam. Known for his electifying and eloquent speeches, he is one of just a handful of court-qualified legal experts on hemp, marijuana, and medical marijuana. He has helped draft numerous pieces of reform legislation, and wrote the Drug War Truce. Chris Conrad is a renowned champion of human rights and economic sustainable, and one of the most powerful and effective voices of the reform movement. His upcoming book is entitled Pot Pride.

Few people have been as visible in the medical marijuana movement as Dennis Peron. He founded the San Fransisco Cannabis Buyer's Club and was a major force behind California's Proposition 215, which legalized the medical use of marijuana.

American rock & reggae counter-culture heroes The Toyes are best known for "Smoke Two Joints," the most requested American reggae track of all time. Now, in this latest and greatest incarnation of the band, the original core Toyes team up with Jamaican reggae legends Fully Fullwood & Santa Davis, formerly of the Peter Tosh Band. This collaboration can be heard on The Toyes' 1999 full-length CD release, "Strange Animals." Although not as well-known as "Smoke Two Joints," other Toyes herb songs adopted by the movement include "Hey, Uncle Sam, Leave Us Pot Smokers Alone" and their medical marijuana anthem, "Green Doctor."

Joanne Rand's all original "song poetry" has been dubbed "Psychedelic Folk Revival" by producer Stephen Hart, and "Acoustic Ritual" by author Terry Tempest Williams. A solo artist for fourteen years, Rand has five independently released albums receiving worldwide air-play.

Most people regard Jack Herer as the man who jump started the hemp movement. His book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes, is in it's twelfth edition and still one of the most comprehensive books on hemp, marijuana and the history surrounding their prohibtion.

Originally from Jamaica, Selassie I Soldier has performed and recorded extensively in the Northwest. His roots rock reggae will be backed up by Eastern Washington's Jupitor Section.