Jack Herer, an American activist and cannabis advocate, championed the legalization of marijuana and the benefits of hemp cultivation for environmental sustainability. His seminal work "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" remains a foundational text in the movement for cannabis reform, inspiring generations of activists to push for policy change and social justice.

"Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists."



"Well, as I understand it, the main supporters are beer companies and the pharmaceutical companies. I'd like them to show me the dead bodies from marijuana. But they can't because there aren't any."



"This girl wanted me to experience something I'd never experienced. She tried three times to get me high. Finally it worked, and I had the most incredible sex I'd ever had."



"I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution."



"You see, the Greenhouse Effect is a direct result of burning fossil or old carbon fuels."



"The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police. This is ridiculous."



"When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal."

