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My Time with Jack Herer, the “Emperor of Hemp”

By Andrew DeAngelo

Industrial hemp was forgotten for decades until Jack Herer wrote his book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes, in 1985. The story of that book being researched and written could fill many volumes. I only got to be with Jack on a small part of that journey when he did volume 2, and it went something like this:

I graduated college in 1989, in the Los Angeles area, and I needed some weed to sell. Or I had some weed and needed to sell it, one of those two. My older brother, Steve, was a friend of Jack’s and knew he lived nearby. He hooked me up with the “Hemperor,” so I could carry on spreading the seed that would save the planet, a popular phrase of Jack’s in the book. It was how I made a living.

I remember meeting him for the first time in a parking lot in the Valley. It was a hot, smoggy day that you could cut with a knife.

Photo: Courtesy of Andrew DeAngelo

Andrew DeAngelo, like his brother Steve, has been a longtime cannabis and hemp advocate. He is Cofounder of California’s Harborside Health Center, and also served as VP of Ecolution, a hemp clothing company. As a former college professor, he taught theater and film at Chapman University. Andrew and his brother Steve were featured on the Discovery Channel reality TV series, Weed Wars.

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EVENTS

Penn State Extension Hemp Webinar Series: Mid-season Q&A, August 10, 2020, Noon – 1:00 pm EDT

https://extension.psu.edu/hemp-webinar-series-mid-season-q-and-a

Penn State Extension Hemp Webinar Series: Planning for CBD Harvest, August 24, 2020, Noon – 1:00 pm EDT

https://extension.psu.edu/hemp-webinar-series-planning-for-cbd-harvest

Cannabis Science – Taking Your Career to the Next Level, Webinar Presented by Maryland University of Integrative Health, August 11, 2020, Noon – 1:00 pm EDT

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-cannabis-science-taking-your-career-to-the-next-level-tickets-111531620078

WAFBA – We Are for Better Alternatives – Virtual Conference & Trade Show, Presented by NoCo Hemp Expo and Let’s Talk Hemp, Nov. 10-12, 2020; Details Coming Soon

www.nocohempexpo.com

NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo7, March 25-27, 2021, National Western Complex, Denver, CO

https://nocohempexpo.com/

Southern Hemp Expo, Aug. 20-21, 2021, Nashville, TN, https://southernhempexpo.com

Read the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine

The hemp industry proves that, even in a world beset by pandemics and racial injustice, human and planetary healing can and will triumph. Read all about it in the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine, produced in conjunction with the Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Virtual Conference & Trade Show, Let’s Talk Hemp Media, and NoCo Hemp Expo, in partnership with Honeysuckle Magazine.

Featuring testimony from industry experts across diverse disciplines, Let’s Talk Hemp’s Summer Solstice edition dives into the pressing questions of the day. What is the future of hemp in a post-COVID world? What does Black representation in hemp look like, and how can we create opportunities for social equity? How can we take the next steps toward a regenerative society and integrative medicine? The answers may surprise you.

Read the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine Here.

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Hemp Barons Podcast, Episode 78: Going Virtual – NoCo’s Seamless Transition to Virtual Gatherings

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it instantly ended all trade shows and conferences. To protect their businesses, event producers were forced to make immediate adjustments. Join Hemp Barons Podcast host Joy Beckerman as she interviews Morris Beegle, Cofounder of We Are for Better Alternatives, parent company of NoCo Hemp Expo, Let’s Talk Hemp Media, Tree Free Hemp Paper and Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars, as they discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by switching from in-person to virtual events in the age of social distancing.

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About Let’s Talk Hemp

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