Jack Herer Cannabis Seeds
Legendary activist and author Jack Herer is no stranger to the cannabis world. It’s no wonder the world’s largest seed bank, Sensi Seeds, named one of its most iconic strains in a tribute to one of our world’s most tireless advocates for legalisation.
A three-way cross between Haze, Shiva Skunk, and Northern Lights, Jack Herer is an approximately 55/45% Sativa-dominant, balanced hybrid that gives you the best of both worlds in a serious punch yet might not leave you overwhelmingly stoned or couch-locked.
With THC levels from 15 to 24% depending on the phenotype, this nine-time Cannabis Cup winner is a big hit with both recreational and medical users. Jack Herer plants are known to be resilient and with some TLC, they’ll reward you with a bountiful harvest of gorgeous, green buds with bright orange pistils.
Flavor & Aroma
Jack Herer has a grounded aroma profile filled with earthy, spicy scents. There might be hints of sweetness coupled with floral and pine notes. The complex terpene profile delivers an equally intricate combination of flavours including pine, earth, spice, citrus, wood, and floral.
Effects & Experience
Like many balanced hybrids, the initial wallop starts as a heady high, and rapid shot of creativity, focus, and energy, pushing stress and anxiety away. This is soon followed by the body high, instilling a sense of calm while the mind quiets and gentle waves of relaxation pass right through every fibre of your being.
Jack Herer is a moderately potent strain that isn’t the strongest, but at up to 24% THC, can still pack a serious whack so new users might want to be careful. Being a mostly balanced hybrid, Jack Herer can be used during the day and in social situations, but might not be suitable for nighttime use. Because of the Indica properties, the strain can send you into couch lock, especially if you have a low tolerance or have bitten off more than you can chew.
Cultivation Tips
Jack Herer likes it HOT, which is good news for us Aussies! The plants thrive in temperatures between 21 and 29 C, and humidity up to 60% during the vegetative stage and 50% during flowering. Happy plants will flower in about 8 weeks, and yield 800 grams per m2 indoors and 1200 grams per outdoors.
Being a balanced hybrid, Jack Herer plants might grow taller than other Indicas, so you might need to employ regular pruning and training techniques such as topping, scrogging, or LST to control the height, improve light penetration and ultimately, enhance the plant’s health and bud development.
Be sure to provide plenty of ventilation and airflow to keep mold, pests, and mildew at bay. As always, feed nutrients according to the stage of the plant’s lifecycle, and don’t overwater or you’ll have to deal with stuff like root rot.
Terpene & Cannabinoid Profile
Jack Herer is a moderately potent strain at 15 to 24% THC and <1% CBD. The dominant terpenes are terpinolene, caryophyllene, and myrcene, which give the strain its distinctive, citrusy scent with a hint of earth and pine.
Known Medical Benefits
Hybrids can be used to treat all kinds of medical conditions! The mood-enhancing effects of Sativas are often used for depression, stress, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and other mental disorders.
The Indica properties can be used to treat chronic pain, muscle tension, and inflammation.
In addition, Jack Herer is known to cause the munchies which can help stimulate appetite and reduce nausea, especially for those undergoing nausea-inducing treatments like chemotherapy.
Did You Know?
In the 1970s, a time when the War on Drugs was in full swing in the US, a staunch advocate for legalisation, activist, and author Jack Herer researched and wrote the Emperor Wears No Clothes, a groundbreaking non-fiction book on controversial topics such as the history of cannabis, its numerous uses, and how this renewable resource can act as a substitute for harmful materials such as plastic and field, ultimately reversing the Greenhouse Effect.
In addition, the book covers those with deep pockets who profit from the prohibition of cannabis such as the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Decades later, the Emperor Wears No Clothes continues to be one of the most iconic books on cannabis, cited frequently in the battle for legalisation today.
The book is backed by several notable organizations such as H.E.M.P. (United States), Hanf Haus (Germany), Sensi Seeds, and many more. Collectively, these organizations offer $100,000 to anyone who can disprove Jack Herer’s research and findings. To this day, a claim has not been made.
