Jack Herer
Jack Herer (born June 18, 1939, in New York City, New York) is an American cannabis activist and the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, a book which has been used in efforts to decriminalize cannabis.
A former Goldwater Republican, Herer is now a pro-marijuana and hemp activist. He has written two books, the aforementioned The Emperor Wears No Clothes and Grass. There has also been a documentary made about his life called, The Emperor of Hemp. He believes that the cannabis sativa plant should be decriminalized because it has been shown to be a renewable source of fuel, food, and medicine, and can be grown in virtually any part of the world, and that the U.S. government deliberately hides the proof of this. He has devoted his life to the support of cannabis, hemp and marijuana.
Jack Herer also gave his name to a specific strain of cannabis.
Herer ran for United States President twice, in 1988 (1,949 votes) and 1992 (3,875 votes) as the Grassroots Party candidate.
In July 2000, Herer suffered a minor heart attack and a major stroke, resulting in difficulties speaking and moving the right side of his body. Herer mostly recovered, and claimed in May 2004 that treatment with the psychoactive mushroom amanita muscaria was the "secret".
On September 12, 2009 it was reported on the internet, mostly by way of Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and .com, that Herer had suffered another heart attack, backstage at an event during the Hempstalk Festival in Portland, Oregon. Contrary to web rumors that he had died, Herer spent nearly a month in critical condition in a Portland hospital, including several days in a medically induced coma. It was reported on October 13, 2009, that he had been discharged to another facility. He is "waking up and gazing appropriately when talking... but he is not really communicating in any way."
In 1994 a strain named after Jack won the 7th Annual Cannabis Cup inAmsterdam, Netherlands.
A former Goldwater Republican, Herer is now a pro-marijuana and hemp activist. He has written two books, the aforementioned The Emperor Wears No Clothes and Grass. There has also been a documentary made about his life called, The Emperor of Hemp. He believes that the cannabis sativa plant should be decriminalized because it has been shown to be a renewable source of fuel, food, and medicine, and can be grown in virtually any part of the world, and that the U.S. government deliberately hides the proof of this. He has devoted his life to the support of cannabis, hemp and marijuana.
Jack Herer also gave his name to a specific strain of cannabis.
Herer ran for United States President twice, in 1988 (1,949 votes) and 1992 (3,875 votes) as the Grassroots Party candidate.
In July 2000, Herer suffered a minor heart attack and a major stroke, resulting in difficulties speaking and moving the right side of his body. Herer mostly recovered, and claimed in May 2004 that treatment with the psychoactive mushroom amanita muscaria was the "secret".
On September 12, 2009 it was reported on the internet, mostly by way of Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and .com, that Herer had suffered another heart attack, backstage at an event during the Hempstalk Festival in Portland, Oregon. Contrary to web rumors that he had died, Herer spent nearly a month in critical condition in a Portland hospital, including several days in a medically induced coma. It was reported on October 13, 2009, that he had been discharged to another facility. He is "waking up and gazing appropriately when talking... but he is not really communicating in any way."
In 1994 a strain named after Jack won the 7th Annual Cannabis Cup inAmsterdam, Netherlands.
Jack Herer - Cannabis pioneer and one of the best marijuana strains ever made.
