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Benefit
Screening
for
Jack
Herer
8/22/00
Jack Herer, author of the
underground bestseller "The Emperor Has No Clothes" and long-time crusader
for marijuana and hemp, will be honored at September 22nd at Universal
Studios in Los Angeles with multiple screenings of his biography, "Emperor
of Hemp."
Proceeds from the $50-a-ticket
event will help defray medical expenses for Herer, who suffered a stroke
and heart attack July 15th while speaking at the World Hemp Fest in Eugene,
Oregon. An Army veteran, Herer, 61, spent several days at the Portland
Veterans Administration Hospital before being transferred to a rehab clinic.
He is beginning to recover his speech and use of his right side, and is
expected to attend the screening.
A longtime Valley resident,
Herer became a counterculture icon for writing the 1985 underground bestseller
"The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Last year, High Times magazine named
him its Man of the Century.
"Emperor of Hemp," produced
by Double J Films of Ventura and funded by Body Shop founder Anita Roddick,
will be shown in Screening Room #1 on the Universal lot. Show times
are 7:00pm, 8:30pm and 10:00pm. The capacity of the theater is only
100, so reservations are required. No tickets will be sold at the
door.
Tickets can be charged by
calling toll-free (888) 870-1002. Checks or money orders can be sent
to Emperor, P.O. Box 2178, Ventura, CA 93002.
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Issue #150, 8/22/00
Los Angeles Shadow Convention Energizes Reformers for November and Beyond | Chronic Pain Doctor and Pharmacy Under Assault in California Case | Interview with Chris Conrad | Apprendi Sentencing Ruling Begins to Bite | Heroin Injection Center Wins Approval in Sydney | Appeals Court Denies Government's Request for Emergency Order Halting Oakland CBC from Distributing Marijuana | RESOURCES: Drug War Facts Updated, TomPaine.com Drug War Feature This Week, Alternet, Spanish Language Documents, More | Benefit Screening for Jack Herer | Errata | Alerts: Colombia, Mandatory Minimums, California, New York | HEA Campaign | Event Calendar | Job Listings (NYC): Streetwork Project | Editorial: No Fringe Group
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