Jack Herer | |
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 Jack Herer in Washington, DC, in 1989. | |
| Born | June 18, 1939 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 2010 (aged 70) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Burial place | Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles |
| Other names | The Emperor of Hemp The Hemperor |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, author |
| Organizations | Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Global Cannabis Community Founding Father Front Line Freedom Fighter |
| Known for | Third Eye Shoppe |
| Notable work | The Emperor Wears No Clothes |
| Children | 6 |
Jack Herer (/ˈhɛrər/; June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010), sometimes called the "Emperor of Hemp", was an American cannabis rights activist and the author of the 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes. Herer founded and served as the director of the organization Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP).[1]
As an activist, he advocated for the decriminalization of the cannabis plant and argued that it could be used as a renewable source of fuel, medicine, food, fiber, and paper/pulp and that it can be grown in virtually any part of the world for medicinal as well as economic purposes. He further asserted that the U.S. government has been deliberately hiding the proof of this from its own citizens.
- ^ "Erowid Jack Herer Vault". erowid.org. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.