THIS IS a balanced boost. Winner of a number of international awards, Jack Herer the strain is as famous as Jack Herer the man, a longtime marijuana activist and author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes. It’s a pick-me-up mix of Northern Lights, a Shiva Skunk cross and a Haze hybrid, with earthy notes of pine. The result for patients is reported to be a feeling of clarity with a boost of energy, balanced enough to sustain them through the day without distracting them from their agenda.