Emperor Of Hemp

A documentary by Jeff Jones looking at the life and activism of the father of hemp, Jack Herer. The film not only looks at the life story of Jack but also gives a great overview of the topic; the suppression and conspiracy around hemp and its prohibition.

Jack's profound research that was outlined in his book 'The Emperor Wears No Clothes' looks at the abundant uses for hemp not only as an alternative to using trees for paper or cotton for textiles but as a source of fuel/energy through its biomass, a flame retardant building material, a food commodity, medicines and also plastics and its derivatives made from the cellulose.

He also looks at how hemp was such a quintessential crop throughout history, particularly in the founding of America and how the eventual outlawing of hemp (even the label 'Marijuana' - a term created that gave the illusion it was something new to fear and also to associate it with Mexicans) was really a means to abolish an immensely useful resource. One that would benefit all of mankind and make it impossible for the few to profit from and control the many.