TriciaAbq
04-16-2010, 06:50 PM
Jack Herer: Cannabis Hero
Rest in Peace
June 18, 1939 to April 15, 2010
The Cannabis Therapy Institute would like to send our best wishes to the
friends and family of Jack Herer, who passed away on April 15, 2010. Jack
was the father of the modern hemp and cannabis relegalization movement.
He's the author of the book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", an expose of
how cannabis prohibition was promoted by powerful oil and timber interests,
who saw cannabis hemp as competition to petrochemicals. Jack taught the
world the many uses of hemp, as a food, fuel, fiber, plastic, paper, cloth,
and medicine. Jack taught the world that "marijuana" was a racist word,
invented in the 1920's to make people believe it was some new dangerous
drug, different from the cannabis and hemp used by doctors and farmers for
centuries. Jack taught the world that the first and second drafts of the
U.S. Constitution were printed on hemp paper, that the word "canvas" comes
from the word cannabis, that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were
cannabis growers, and many, many other facts that showed how rooted
cannabis was in history before the Reefer Madness campaign succeeded in
making it illegal.
His book inspired many people to become cannabis and hemp relegalization
activists. His research gave a solid weapon to use against the insanity of
prohibition and the war on cannabis, inspiring one of our mottos "Fighting
over 70 years of lies and misinformation with over 10,000 years of history
and fact."
:(
Jack would be appalled at the bills currently being promoted in Colorado's
legislature that seek to restrict patient access to medicine. Jack worked
hard for cannabis freedom and refused to compromise on patient rights. His
dedication to cannabis liberation made him a hero to generations and an
inspiration to all who knew him. He will be missed greatly.
In a tribute to Jack, please buy a copy of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes"
and donate it to your local library or display it in your business' waiting
room. We can keep his legacy alive by working together to help educate our
friends and neighbors about the history and uses of hemp, and by working
tirelessly until every Drug War prisoner has been returned home.
Visit his website at:
Welcome to Jack Herer's Home on the Web! (http://www.jackherer.com/)
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Cannabis Therapy Institute
P.O. Box 19084, Boulder, CO 80308
Phone: 877-420-4205
Web: Cannabis Therapy Institutue - Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) Research, Education and Advocacy in Colorado (http://www.cannabistherapyinstitute.com)
Email: [email protected]
Rest in Peace
June 18, 1939 to April 15, 2010
The Cannabis Therapy Institute would like to send our best wishes to the
friends and family of Jack Herer, who passed away on April 15, 2010. Jack
was the father of the modern hemp and cannabis relegalization movement.
He's the author of the book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", an expose of
how cannabis prohibition was promoted by powerful oil and timber interests,
who saw cannabis hemp as competition to petrochemicals. Jack taught the
world the many uses of hemp, as a food, fuel, fiber, plastic, paper, cloth,
and medicine. Jack taught the world that "marijuana" was a racist word,
invented in the 1920's to make people believe it was some new dangerous
drug, different from the cannabis and hemp used by doctors and farmers for
centuries. Jack taught the world that the first and second drafts of the
U.S. Constitution were printed on hemp paper, that the word "canvas" comes
from the word cannabis, that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were
cannabis growers, and many, many other facts that showed how rooted
cannabis was in history before the Reefer Madness campaign succeeded in
making it illegal.
His book inspired many people to become cannabis and hemp relegalization
activists. His research gave a solid weapon to use against the insanity of
prohibition and the war on cannabis, inspiring one of our mottos "Fighting
over 70 years of lies and misinformation with over 10,000 years of history
and fact."
:(
Jack would be appalled at the bills currently being promoted in Colorado's
legislature that seek to restrict patient access to medicine. Jack worked
hard for cannabis freedom and refused to compromise on patient rights. His
dedication to cannabis liberation made him a hero to generations and an
inspiration to all who knew him. He will be missed greatly.
In a tribute to Jack, please buy a copy of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes"
and donate it to your local library or display it in your business' waiting
room. We can keep his legacy alive by working together to help educate our
friends and neighbors about the history and uses of hemp, and by working
tirelessly until every Drug War prisoner has been returned home.
Visit his website at:
Welcome to Jack Herer's Home on the Web! (http://www.jackherer.com/)
---
Cannabis Therapy Institute
P.O. Box 19084, Boulder, CO 80308
Phone: 877-420-4205
Web: Cannabis Therapy Institutue - Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) Research, Education and Advocacy in Colorado (http://www.cannabistherapyinstitute.com)
Email: [email protected]