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Trenton, NJ - Edward Forchion, the Pemberton Township resident and marijuana proponent better known by the self-ascribed moniker NJ Weedman, was arrested inside the State House building yesterday afternoon on his way to tell news reporters about his intention to run for governor, officials said.
Forchion, 40, of Browns Mills, never got past the New Jersey State Police troopers who guard the State House complex. Troopers arrested Forchion after he refused to leave the building after being told press row was not open to the public, state police spokesman Sgt. Gerald Lewis said.
He was charged with resisting, defiant trespass and improper behavior.
Although the state police say press row is not a publicly accessible area, State House-based reporters say that members of the public routinely visit the area to pitch stories.
Forchion's fight to legalize marijuana on Rastafarian religious grounds has taken him to several arenas in the past decade, from running for a number of political offices, including Congress, to firing up marijuana joints in public.
In March 2000, Forchion smoked marijuana in the State House's Assembly chambers during a session and was arrested by state troopers.
Forchion was being held last night on $40,000 bail at the Trenton Police Department lockup.
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Source: Times, The (Trenton, NJ)
Copyright: 2005 The Times
Contact: letters@njtimes.com
Website: https://www.nj.com/times/
Forchion, 40, of Browns Mills, never got past the New Jersey State Police troopers who guard the State House complex. Troopers arrested Forchion after he refused to leave the building after being told press row was not open to the public, state police spokesman Sgt. Gerald Lewis said.
He was charged with resisting, defiant trespass and improper behavior.
Although the state police say press row is not a publicly accessible area, State House-based reporters say that members of the public routinely visit the area to pitch stories.
Forchion's fight to legalize marijuana on Rastafarian religious grounds has taken him to several arenas in the past decade, from running for a number of political offices, including Congress, to firing up marijuana joints in public.
In March 2000, Forchion smoked marijuana in the State House's Assembly chambers during a session and was arrested by state troopers.
Forchion was being held last night on $40,000 bail at the Trenton Police Department lockup.
See Ed's side of the story here
ATTACKED
Source: Times, The (Trenton, NJ)
Copyright: 2005 The Times
Contact: letters@njtimes.com
Website: https://www.nj.com/times/
