Jack Herer
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Jack Herer is the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes (ISBN 0-9524560-0-1) (several editions since c.1985), a book which has been used in efforts to decriminalize cannabis.
A former Goldwater Republican, Herer is now an outspoken pro-marijuana and hemp activist. He has written two books, the aforementioned The Emperor Wears No Clothes and G.R.A.S.S.. A documentary was made about his life, Emperor of Hemp, narrated by Peter Coyote. He believes that the hemp 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. He has devoted his life to the support of cannabis, hemp and marijuana.
The winning strain at the 1994 Cannabis Cup was named Jack Herer in his honor. It is considered by many to be among the world's finest (see CannabisHQ Strain Guide).
Herer ran for United States President twice, in 1988 and 1992 as the Grassroots Party candidate.
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- "CANNABIS/HEMP/MARIJUANA is the only known plant that can be grown from the Equator to the Arctic Circle and...Antarctic Circle...no other plant source can compare with the nutritional value of CANNABIS/HEMP/MARIJUANA."
- (On pronunciation of his name) "It rhymes with 'terror'".
