Jack Herer

“Hemp will be the future of all mankind, or there won't be a future.”

“The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police.”

“If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add eight to 24 years to your life.”

“I'm not saying that hemp is going to save the world, but it's the only thing that can.”

“You see, the drug war is not to stop drug use. The drug war is to justify police oppression and prison expansion.”

“Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country.”

“The ridiculous propaganda that is given out in schools is so wrong.”

“Growing hemp as nature designed it is vital to our urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases and ensure the survival of our planet.”

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

“The first law on American soil was to grow hemp.”