Seattle Police Doritos: Washington Cops Deal Out Munchies At Hempfest, Urge People To Read Guide To Legal Marijuana Use [VIDEO]

Seattle residents will supply the weed. The Seattle Police Department will supply the munchies. The department announced this week that it would be in attendence at Washington's Hempfest, formerly a protest regarding weed legalization. The festival is now dedicated to the state's recent legalization of marijuana. The Seattle PD will be there providing Doritos and helpful literature about the state's new marijuana laws, it tweeted Wednesday.

There will be a sticker on every bag directing marijuana culture celebrators to a website with all of the new guidelines, CBS News reported. Marijuana has been the lowest priority for Seattle cops since 2003 until the plant became legal for recreational use in the 2012 election. In spite of accusations of pandering, the department said it only wishes to make a few things clear about pot consumption under the new bill.

"Distributing salty snacks at a festival celebrating hemp, I think, is deliberately ironic enough that people will accept them in good humor," Sgt. Sean Whitcomb told Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger. "We want to make sure people learn the rules and that they respect the vote."

Hempfest begins Friday and continues to Sunday. Police will be present with their wares Saturday. The festival features music and weed-related activities such as booths, speakers and educational information about marijuana. Hempfest organizers said on the event's website that its ultimate goal was to educate people on the economic, medicinal, argicultural, industrial and environmental benefits of pot. The Seattle Police Department tweeted soon after the legalization bill was voted in that the department respected the private activities of those in Seattle.

"The police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a Lord of the Rings marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to," the department tweeted in 2012. "In the meantime, in keeping with the spirit of (the new bill), the department's going to give you a generous grace period to help you adjust to this brave, new, and maybe kinda stoned world we live in."