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| Jack Herer, Dies at Age 70 in Eugene |
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Posted by CN Staff on April 15, 2010 at 18:56:08 PT By Anne Saker, The Oregonian Source: Oregon Live 
Eugene, Oregon -- Writer and activist Jack Herer, whose 1985 book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" ignited the modern marijuana legalization movement, died Thursday from complications from a September heart attack that felled him moments after speaking at a Portland rally. He was 70.
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| Comment #20 posted by Hope on April 21, 2010 at 13:59:02 PT |
| Your view counter doesn't seem to be working though. Don't be disappointed. People are looking at your work... but the counter isn't showing it. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #19 posted by MaryjaneDaly on April 21, 2010 at 13:32:20 PT:
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Last week here in Fremont someone from the "Tea Party" attempted to hang a banner over the 880 freeway, it said "Wake up America" Today I added the reason to wake up by hanging a different banner... http://twitpic.com/1h6z2r I offer my condolences to Jack's wife, Jeannie and to his family and many friends an fans. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #18 posted by Sinsemilla Jones on April 18, 2010 at 00:22:39 PT |
| For saving our history and giving us the facts about cannabis. Your legacy lives on! [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #17 posted by Paint with light on April 17, 2010 at 00:11:38 PT |
| Safer has up Jack's last speech. http://www.saferchoice.org/content/view/1121/9/ You can see him pull the passion and the message from his soul as he always did in his speeches. You can tell it was a physical struggle but he wasn't going to be denied one more chance to reach people with his message..... and now.......until real change happens....... our message to carry on. Legal like alcohol. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #16 posted by herbdoc215 on April 16, 2010 at 19:28:39 PT |
| Many of us you taught and inspired so well will carry the flag from here bro...Godspeed! peace, Steve Tuck [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #15 posted by FoM on April 16, 2010 at 09:04:53 PT |
| I will watch the show tonight. I liked the video clip too. Jack would have gotten a chuckle out of Willie saying arrest me. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #14 posted by Hope on April 16, 2010 at 09:02:54 PT |
| I wanted him to be here with us, in the body, well and whole, to rejoice with us. Maybe he was well enough the last few months that he could see over the ridge. I hope so. There will be peace. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #13 posted by Hope on April 16, 2010 at 08:57:32 PT |
| I was a bit overcome by the huge rush of love I have for Mr. Nelson while watching the Larry King video. Thanks, FoM. I hope I can see that show tonight. We have so many wonderful people with us in this resistance to injustice. I want them here to celebrate with us, to experience the deep joy and relief with us, when the chains are broken. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #12 posted by thestales on April 16, 2010 at 08:34:04 PT |
| Once at the seattle hempfest and once at a rally in olympia to change the med laws. Great man...will be missed. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #11 posted by Hope on April 16, 2010 at 08:33:00 PT |
| Oh my. I love that man so much. So very much. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #10 posted by Had Enough on April 16, 2010 at 08:06:33 PT |
One Toke Over the Line, Brewer & Shipley Live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQrNWZ4Y5tU Lawrence liked it too... One Toke Over The Line - Lawrence Welk - WTF! (1971) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE&feature=related [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #9 posted by Had Enough on April 16, 2010 at 08:00:50 PT |
| ...and all of mankind. Let’s keep him, and all the others, that worked so tirelessly to end this madness...smiling from the heavens... *** Kurt K Wadsworth Jr posted: Great Job Everyone let's keep the momentum: 10,453 ( Approved) & 67,683 ( waiting for approval) petitions = 78,136 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's break 100,000 by April 30th, 2010..... They are prob hiring at your local Supervisor of Elections They need the help to get these verified :) Official state vote tally found at this link... http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/initdetail.asp?account=50438&seqnum=1 this post found here... http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=127343055695 *** People United for Medical Marijuana - Florida [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #8 posted by rchandar on April 16, 2010 at 07:03:06 PT:
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| God, how shocking. He will be missed. If I remember he wasn't in very good health the past few years. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #7 posted by ekim on April 16, 2010 at 06:10:25 PT |
| http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html Chapter Three February 1938 - Popular Mechanics Magazine: “NEW BILLION-DOLLAR CROP” February 1938 - Mechanical Engineering Magazine: “THE MOST PROFITABLE & DESIRABLE CROP THAT CAN BE GROWN” Modern technology was about to be applied to hemp production, making it the number-one agricultural resource in America. Two of the most respected and influential journals in the nation, Popular Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, forecast a bright future for American hemp. Thousands of new products creating millions of new jobs would herald the end of the Great Depression. Instead hemp was persecuted, outlawed and forgotten at the bidding of W. R. Hearst, who branded hemp the “Mexican killer weed, marihuana.” As early as 1901 and continuing to 1937, the U.S. Department of Agriculture repeatedly predicted that, once machinery capable of harvesting, As you will see in these articles, the newly mechanized stripping and separating the fiber from the pulp was cannabis hemp industry was in its infancy, but well on invented or engineered, hemp would again be America’s number-one farm crop. The introduction of G. W. decorticator in 1917 nearly fulfilled this prophesy. (See pages 13-15 and Appendix.) [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by FoM on April 16, 2010 at 05:03:53 PT |
| I wanted to know what it meant too. I never heard of the expression either. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by FoM on April 16, 2010 at 05:01:11 PT |
| TONIGHT: Willie Nelson Music icon Willie Nelson! He's on the road again and stopping by to see Larry! A special hour you do not want to miss! VIDEO: Willie Nelson Talks Smoking Pot Video Clip http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2010/04/15/sot.lkl.nelson.smokes.cnn [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by Hope on April 15, 2010 at 20:21:30 PT |
| After I posted, I realized I should have looked on the net first. That's a new expression to me. A lot of people sad about losing Mr. Herer. Me, too. I wish he could have lived, and in good health, to see and enjoy the complete end of this prohibition. He did see a lot of ground gained from the old days, though and lived such a remarkable life that touched so many people so profoundly. He did do a lot of good. When it's all said and done... that's a good thing to have and to have done with your life. Helped. Did some good. Blessed people. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 15, 2010 at 20:08:34 PT |
| tub-thump (tbthmp)
intr.v. tub-thumped, tub-thump·ing, tub-thumps Slang To argue for or promote something vigorously: "is tub-thumping for a six-month limit on the legislative session" (David Nyhan). http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tub-thumping [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by Hope on April 15, 2010 at 19:52:39 PT |
| "Tub-thumbing"? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by FoM on April 15, 2010 at 19:32:31 PT |
| I really appreciate it. [ Post Comment ] |
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