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Vendors at the Boston Freedom Rally. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: The 34th Boston Freedom Rally returns to Boston Common

Andrew Burke-Stevenson September 21, 2023
The Boston Freedom Rally, also known as Hempfest, hosted weed-related vendors and speakers in Boston Common on Sept. 17, 2023. 
Hempfest Vendor

GALLERY: The 33rd annual Boston Freedom Rally

Sean Young September 26, 2022

On Sept. 17, people gathered at the Boston Common to celebrate the Boston Freedom Rally, also known as Hempfest. The event offered a place for vendors to sell marijuana related products. Hempfest featured...

Boston District 8 City Councilor Josh Zakim speaks to a constituent in November 2017. Zakim, along with District 2 Councilor Ed Flynn, filed a hearing order to have the Council debate whether or not to move Hempfest away from the Boston Common. JOHN KAVOURIS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City Councilors call for ‘Hempfest’ to be removed from Boston Common, citing concerns

Daily Free Press Staff September 27, 2018
City Councilors Josh Zakim and Ed Flynn proposed a hearing order at Wednesday’s Boston City Council meeting to change the location of the Boston Freedom Rally, commonly known as “Hempfest,” where cannabis supporters come together with vendors at Boston Common.
Two marijuana legalization advocacy groups filed petition signatures to support the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts being on the 2016 ballot. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Marijuana legalization groups push forward with ballot questions for 2016 election

Abigail Freeman November 23, 2015

Groups seeking to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts filed petition signatures Wednesday to place certified questions on the upcoming 2016 election ballot. The Campaign to Regulate...

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank says marijuana should be legal at Boston Freedom Rally

Daily Free Press Admin September 17, 2012

Speaking before a crowd on the Boston Common at the 23rd Boston Freedom Rally, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said using marijuana is an individual choice that should not be criminalized. Frank headlined the...

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank urges crowd to vote, says marijuana should be legal at Hempfest

Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2012

After speaking before a crowd on the Boston Common at the 23rd Boston Freedom Rally, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank told The Daily Free Press that marijuana should be legal and smoking it is an individual decision. “I...

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