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[[File:Liberty Bell Temple 1.jpg|thumb|The Liberty Bell Temple in Los Angeles, Hollywood Boulevard, founded by Edward Forchion in 2009]]
'''Robert Edward Forchion''' (born  July 23, 1964), and also known as '''NJWEEDMAN''', is an African-American [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] activist and a [[perennial candidate]] for various [[New Jersey]] elected offices.  He is a resident of the [[Browns Mills, New Jersey|Browns Mills]] section of [[Pemberton Tow(contracted; show full) conviction). He suffers from painful giant cell tumors, benign cancerous lesions. He applied for and became a registered medical marijuana patient in the State of California, in 2006. He stated his use was for chronic pain, and the retardation of tumor growths. [http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/pot_shrinks_tumors%3B_government_knew_in_%2774 marijuana shirks and slows the growth of tumors]. His medical condition was central to his 2012 trial, and acquittal.

==Life before politics and activism==

[[File:
Http://www.njweedman.com/lancaster njweedman.JPG|thumbnail|right|Lancastor, Pa May 4th, 2013]]
In his online autobiography,<ref name="www.njweedman.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.njweedman.com/bio_ed_forchion.html |title=Edward Forchion (online autobiography) |publisher=www.njweedman.com |accessdate=2011-09-04}}</ref> Forchion claims smoking his first marijuana cigarette at age 14; he "instantly was impressed with its medicinal healing powers, in regards to his [asthma]". He also states in interview (contracted; show full)[[Category:African-American politicians]]
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