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Edward Forchion
{{orphan|date=November 2007}}

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'''Robert Edward Forchion''' (b. [[July 23]], [[1964]]), also known as '''NJWEEDMAN''', is an [[African-American]] [[cannabis]] activist and a perennial candidate for various [[New Jersey]] elected offices.  Most recently, Forchion ran for [[Governor]] of New Jersey in 2005, losing to Democratic candidate [[Jon Corzine]]. Forchion identifies himself as a member of the [[US Marijuana Party]] and campaigns primarily on the single issue of [[cannabis]] legalization.  Forchion has done various stunts to bring attention to cannabis legalization, including smoking cannabis in front of the [[Liberty Bell]] in [[Philadelphia]], as well as attempting to legally change his name to NJWeedman.com.

==Life before politics and activism==
At the age of 15, Forchion smoked his first marijuana cigarette and was "immediately impressed by its medical healing powers, in regard to  his asthma."[http://www.njweedman.com/bio_ed_forchion.html] By age 18 he was a regular user of marijuana, and he dismissed the [[Surgeon General of the United States|Surgeon General]] claims of it's harms as "propaganda and Christian Superstiti(contracted; show full)*[http://www.njweedman.com Home page of NJWEEDMAN]
*[http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html New Jersey Division of Elections]

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[[Category:New Jersey politicians]]
[[Category:People from New Jersey]]
[[Category:Cannabis activists]]
[[Category:Rastafarians]]