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Olympia Hempfest offers high times for legal-cannabis crowd

Despite legalization of marijuana, the Olympia Hempfest has managed to retain some of its rebellious roots

Despite legalization of marijuana in Washington, Hempfest still embraces some of its rebellious roots.

The two-day celebration of cannabis culture kicked off Saturday with plenty of live music, pipes, clothing and more.

Although public marijuana consumption is not allowed, attendees could still whiff plenty of sweet-smelling smoke that occasionally mixed with the aroma of garlic hemp fries from the munchie booths.

Jerry Converse has run a booth called Tie-Dye Mafia “since the beginning” of Olympia Hempfest and makes all the shirts himself.