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==Life before politics and activism==

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 that upon smoking his first marijuana cigarette at the age 14; he, "Ireflects upon his first encounter with marijuana. He was only fourteen. He muses, "I was instantly was impressed with its medicinal healing powers, in regards to hismy [asthma]." He also states in an interview with ''The Trentonian'': "I was 15 when I first got busted for smoking weed by my parents. To this day, my mother is against it, and just wishes I would shut up about it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2007/09/17/past%20stories/19999832.txt |title=Look Who's Talking: "Weedman" burning up the scene |publisher=''The Trentonian'' |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>

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