Description: (Politician)
Jack Herer, the "Emperor of Hemp," was a prominent American cannabis rights activist and author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes. He founded Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) and campaigned for the decriminalization of cannabis, highlighting its numerous uses as fuel, medicine, food, fiber, and paper. Herer championed cannabis cultivation for its potential benefits to the medical and economic sectors globally, accusing the U.S. government of withholding evidence that supported these assertions.