Jack Herer quotes

Growing hemp as nature designed it is vital to our urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases and ensure the survival of our planet. (Jack Herer)
If all fossil fuels and their derivatives, as well as trees for paper and construction were banned in order to save the planet, reverse the Greenhouse Effect and stop deforestation; then there is only one known annually renewable natural resource that is capable of providing the overall majority of the world's paper and textiles; meet all of the world's transportation, industrial and home energy needs, while simultaneously reducing pollution, rebuilding the soil, and cleaning the atmosphere all at the same time... and that substance is -- the same one that did it all before -- Cannabis Hemp... Marijuana! View quote
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Hempseed produces no observable high for humans or birds. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add eight to 24 years to your life. View quote
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The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police. This is ridiculous. View quote
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Our leaders are acting like lemmings. View quote
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I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution. View quote
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You see, the Greenhouse Effect is a direct result of burning fossil or old carbon fuels. View quote
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Rag paper, containing hemp fiber, is the highest quality and longest lasting paper ever made. It can be torn when wet, but returns to its full strength when dry. View quote
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I was 30 years old and this girl I knew found out I had never gotten high. Nobody had ever told me about marijuana. (Jack Herer)
I was a normal American nerd. View quote
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But you can count the dead bodies from alcohol, tobacco, and legal pharmaceuticals by the millions. View quote
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Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists. View quote
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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. View quote
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Jack Herer

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Occupation: American Activist
Born: June 18, 1939
Died: April 15, 2010
Quotes count: 15
Wikipedia: Jack Herer

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