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Ed Forchion, Born Robert Edward Forchion, Jr., On July 23rd 1964 is a Marijuana Activist, a political activist, a civil rights activist and a former Political Prisoner from Browns Mills, New Jersey. Forchion sought the nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2004, He ran representing the US Marijuana Party. A former trucker and medical cannabis user, he was arrested on November 24th 1997 for allegedly possessing over 40 pounds of marijuana, though he denies ever having possession of marijuana on that day. A Rastafarian, Forchion smokes marijuana for spiritual as well as medical reasons, a spinal infection and frequent asthma causes him to endure great physical and emotional pain. Forchion claimed marijuana has saved his life and he began protesting its prohibition in the United States openly in 1997 after he was arrested. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... R. Edward Forchion (Born July 23, 1964), a. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ... The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all citizens of United States. ... Browns Mills is a census-designated place located in Burlington County, New Jersey. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The party logo The US Marijuana Party (or USMJP) is a small political party in the United States. ... A trucker is a person who is employed as a truck driver (particularly of semi-trailers). ... A catalog page offering Cannabis sativa extract. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rasta name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in the King...

Life before politics and activism

At the age of 16 Edward smoked his first Blunt or "Marijuana cigarette" and was immediately impressed by its medical healing powers, in regards to his asthma. He stopped using the dangerous chemical medicine his doctor prescribed, usually Steroids. With marijuana Ed was able to live a fairly normal health life. It was then when he earned his nick name "weedman" from his friends after boasting about marijuana's powers of healing. In 1986 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps without marijuana, he had an asthma attack and was medically dis-charged. After being dis-charged from the USMC, he changed his name to Edward and enlisted in the United States Army. While in the army he began to use marijuana against the warnings from the government. On April 18th 1988 he married his first wife Pam in Ft.Bliss, Texas, and in 1990 he was honorably dis-charged from the army. He became a coast to coast trucker using his own truck he purchased in 1994. Image File history File links Njweedman_wants_you2. ... Image File history File links Njweedman_wants_you2. ... Example of a blunt rolled with a Garcia Vega cigar A blunt is a type of inexpensive cigar which is usually machine rolled such as Swisher Sweets, Garcia y Vega, Phillie Blunts, White Owls, or Dutch Masters. ... In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is becoming very long. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

After the incident in 1997

After 1997, Ed Forchion began running for various political offices in the state of New Jersey. He has ran for congress, and Burlington County Freeholder and most recently for governor. Although he has lost every election he continues to be a voice for the marijuana movement in the United States. He also uses the nick name NJ Weedman. His website can be reached by clicking here [1] A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...