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[[File:NJWEEDMAN -aka- Robert Edward Forchion Jr.jpg|thumbnail|left|May 4th, 2013 Lancastor Pa]]
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In 1982, upon graduation from [[Edgewood Regional High School]] in [[Atco, New Jersey]], he enlisted in the [[New Jersey National Guard]] and enrolled at [[Claflin University|Claflin College]], [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]].
  {{NJWeedmans - Public Enemy #420, Page xxCitation needed|date=September 2011}}  In 19865, he received an [[honorable discharge]] from the New Jersey National Guard. Upon National Guard discharge, Forchion enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. While serving in USMC, Forchion was unable to use marijuana. He ended up leaving the Marine corps via ma medical discharge after suffering a severe asthma attack, {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} After being discharged from the [[Marine Corps]], he changed his name to Edward Robert Forchion, and fraudulently enlisted in the [[United States Army]]. Despite the warnings from the government, Forchion continued to use cannabis medicinally, as well as socially, throughout his enlistment in the Army.   {{NJWeedmans - Public Enemy #420, Page xxCitation needed|date=September 2011}} On April 18, 1988, he married his first wife Pam at [[Fort Bliss|Fort Bliss, Texas]]. Not long after, on June 21st 1990, he received an honorable discharge from the Army. Leaving the military life behind, Forchion took several jobs as a long distance truck driver. The life of a trucker seemed to agree with Forchion, who, in 1993, bought and started his own coast to coast trucking company, aptly named, "Forchion Trucking, inc."

According to his website ( www.njweedman.com ), Forchion isbecame a practicing [[Rastafari movement|Rastafarian]]in 1994.<ref name="www.njweedman.com"/>

Forchion proudly admits he was a "marijuana smuggler"{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}, driving hundreds of pounds of cannabis from the US/Mexico border, primarily border towns in Texas and Arizona.  He would then transport these goods to the east coast cities such as [[Cleveland, Ohio]], Philadelphia, [[New York City]] and [[Camden, New Jersey]]. In 1994, he was first dubbed "The New Jersey Weedman," because his Mexican suppliers i(contracted; show full)[[Category:African-American politicians]]
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