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[[File:NJWEEDMAN -aka- Robert Edward Forchion Jr.jpg|thumbnail|left|May 4th, 2013 Lancastor Pa]]
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==Bone Cancer==

Forchion was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer in 2001 at Riverfront State Prison, while serving time on a 2000 marijuana conviction. He continues to suffer from painful giant cell tumors as well as benign cancerous lesions. He successfully applied for and became a registered medical marijuana patient in the State of California in 2006 for chronic pain. As well the retardation of tumor growths
., [http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/pot_shrinks_tumors%3B_government_knew_in_%2774 marijuana has been shown to shrinks and slows the growth of tumors]. His medical condition was central to his 2012 trial, and subsequent acquittal.

==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 reflects upon his first encounter with marijuana. He was only fourteen. He muses, "I was instantly impressed(contracted; show full)[[Category:New Jersey politicians]]
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