Abraham Lincoln was an avowed enemy of prohibition. His wife was prescribed cannabis for her nerves after his assassination. Virtually every president from the mid 19th century up until prohibition routinely used cannabis medicines. Close acquaintances of John F. Kennedy, such as entertainers Morey Amsterdam and Eddie Gordon say the president used cannabis regularly to control his back pain (before and during his term) and actually planned on legalizing "marijuana" during his second term-a plan cut short by his assassination in 1963. page 77 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

I just checked jackherer.com and the court case is over for the Herers'. Go to Jacks website and see the results! In case you are not aware, there has been some characters trying to exploit Jack and Jeannie after Jack's heart attack! Jack has not been able to speak since his heart attack in September! (more prayers here please)

Hempseed oil is the highest of any plant in essential fatty acids; Hempseed oil is among the lowest in saturated fats at 8% of total oil volume, the oil pressed from hempseed contains 55% linolic acid (LA) and 25% linolenic acid (LNA). Only flax oil has more lenolenic acid at 58%, but hempseed oil is the highest in total essential fatty acids at 80% of total oil volume. These essential fatty acids are responsible for our immune response. page 51 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Spectre of Worldwide Famine; By itself, widespread use of hempseed food protein could save many of the worlds children now dying of protein starvation! An estimated 60% of all children born in Third World countries (about 12-20 million a year) will die this way before reaching five years of age. Many times that number have their lives dramatically shortened and or their brains decimated. Remember, hemp is a hearty plant that grows almost anywhere, even in adverse conditions. Austrailians survived two prolonged famines in the 19th century using almost nothing except hempseeds for protein and hemp leaves for roughage. page 53 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Furthermore, recent studies indicate that depletion of the ozone layer threatens to reduce world soya production by a substantial amount-up to 30%or even 50%, depending on the fluctuation of the density of the ozone sheild. But hemp, on the other hand, resists the damage caused by increasing ultraviolet radiation and actually flouishes in it by producing more cannabinoids which provide protection from ultraviolet light. page 53 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

The primary reason for the War of 1812 (fought by America against Britain) was access to Russian cannabis hemp. Russian hemp was also the principal reason that Napoleon (our 1812 ally) and his "Continental Systems" allies invaded Russia in 1812 (see chapter 12)...... In 1942, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines cut off the supply of Manila (Abaca) hemp, the U.S. government distributed 400,000 pounds of cannabis seeds to American farmers from Wisconsin to Kentucky, who produced 42,000 tons of hemp fiber annually until the war ended. page 2-3 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Because cannabis hemp is, overall , the strongest , most durable , longlasting natural soft fiber on the planet. It's leaves and flower tops (marijuana) were -depending on the culture-the first , second or third most -important and most-used medicines for two-thirds of the world's people for at least 3,000 years, until the turn of this century....Botanically, hemp is a member of the most advanced plant family on Earth. It is a dioecious (having male,and female and sometimes hermaphroditic-male and female on same plant), woody, herbaceous annual that uses the sun more efficiently than virtually any other plant on our planet, reaching a robust 12 to 20 feet or more in one short growing season. It can be grown in virtually any climate or soil condition on Earth, even marginal ones. Hemp is, by far, Earth's premier, renewable natural resource. This is why hemp is so very important. page 3 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

The United States government pays (in cash or in "kind") for farmers to refrain from growing on approximately 90 million acres of farmland each year, called the "soil bank." And 10 to 90 million acres of hemp or other woody annual biomass planted on this restricted, unplanted fallow farmland (our soil bank) would make energy a whole new ball game and be a real attempt at doing something to save the Earth. There are another 500 million marginal unplanted acres of farmland in America. Each acre of hemp would yield 1,000 gallons of methanol. Fuels from hemp, along with the recycling of paper, etc, would be enough to run America virtually without oil. page 57 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

So What's The Catch? The catch is obvious; The energy companies! They own most of the petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, liquor, and tobacco companies, and are intertwined with insurance companies and banks. Many of the polititans now in power are bought and paid for by the energy companies, and their U.S. government arm is the CIA- "The Company"- (Robert Ludlum, etc.) The Bush/Quayle Administration was uniquely tied to oil, newspapers, pharmaceuticals- and the CIA. the world struggle for money is actually a struggle for energy, as it is through energy that we may produce food, shelter, transportation and entertainment. It is this struggle which often erupts into open war. If we remove the cause, these conflicts may never occur! page 57 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

After the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act law, new DuPont "plastic fibers", under license since 1936 from the German company I.G. Farben (patent surrenders were part of Germany's World War 1 reparation payments to America), replaced natural hempen fibers. (Some 30% of I.G. Farben, under Hitler, was owned and financed by America's DuPont.) DuPont also introduced Nylon (invented in 1935) to the market after they had patented it in 1938. page 7 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Hemp is the perfect archival medium. The paintings of Van Gogh, Gainsborough, Rembrandt, etc, were primarily painted on hemp canvas, as were practically all canvas paintings. A strong, lustrous fiber, hemp withstands heat, mildew, insects and is not damaged by light. Oil paintings on hemp and/ or flax canvas have stayed in fine condition for centuries. page 8 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Tumors; A tumor is a mass of swollen tissue. Researchers at the Medical College of Virginia discovered that cannabis is an incredibly successful herb for reducing many types of tumors, both benign and malignant,(cancerous). The DEA and other federal agencies had ordered these tumor studies done after hearing erroneous reports of possible immunicological problems associated with cannabis smoke. But in 1975, instead of health problems, an apparent medical breakthrough occurred and successful tumor reductions were recorded! Following this remarkably positive discovery by the Medical College of Virgina, orders were immediately handed down by the DEA and the National Institutes of Health to defund all further cannabis/tumor research and reporting! Millions of Americans who might be alive today are dead because of these and other DEA orders regarding marijuana. page 46 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

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! page 5 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Fifty percent of all chemicals used in American agriculture today are used in cotton growing. Hemp needs no chemicals and has few weed or insect enemies-- except for the U.S. government and the DEA. page 7 The Emperor Wears No Clothes

On this Presidents day, lets remember JFK. President Kennedy was about to withdraw troops from Viet Nam by 1965, dismantle the CIA and "scatter them to the wind". He used cannabis for back pain, and would have likley have legalized Marijuana! I wonder what the U.S. would be like today if he wasn't murdered!