Marijuana Festival: Thousands Enjoy Seattle Hempfset [Photos]

Now that marijuana is legal in Washington, there's not much police could do about weed-toting revelers at the city's Hempfest.

But they did want to explain the new rules surrounding recreational marijuana use in the state -- and hit upon a novel distribution format: Doritos.

Sticking the cops' messages on something edible was a no-brainer, Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said.

Sgt. Whitcomb greets with Doritos at the gates. pic.twitter.com/7H49ZuzqAW
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 17, 2013

 "We knew if we did leaflets, it would turn into litter," he said. "We wanted people to be able to access the information. It's actually fun to read. We wanted to do it in a way that is deliberately ironic."

Each bag contained some sage Dos and Don'ts. Read it below

Step 2: Print out our sticker (or just find some tape) pic.twitter.com/RkVkkex3ew
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 18, 2013

Hempfest, which began Friday and runs through Sunday, says its goal is "to educate the public on the myriad of potential benefits offered by the cannabis plant, including the medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other benefits and applications."