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'''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 Township, New Jersey]] and [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|California]].

(contracted; show full)rijuana 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:NJWEEDMAN -aka- Robert Edward Forchion Jr.jpg|thumbnail|left|May 4th, 2013 Lancastor Pa]]⏎
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 by ''The Trentonian'': "I was 15 when I first(contracted; show full)[[Category:African-American politicians]]
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