In 2009, perhaps tiring of his own antics, Forchion flew west to reinvent himself as a medical-marij

Collections Monica Yant Kinney: Victory for 'N.J. Weedman' is short-lived October 25, 2012 | By Monica Yant Kinney, Inquirer Columnist Image 1 of 2 View Gallery Ed NJ Weedman Forchion talking with a reporter at Reading Terminal Market (DAVID MAIALETTI los angeles county recorder / Staff )
Forchion - fans and foes call him the "N.J. Weedman" - has a habit of embarrassing the government. He persuaded a federal judge to overturn a parole-violation sentence on the grounds that officials locked him up to silence his pot proselytizing. He successfully fought a law requiring ex-cons to deposit DNA in a state database.
The criminal case in Burlington County stemmed from Forchion driving around arrogantly on April Fools' Day, 2010. Police said he had so much pot in the rental car, he had to be selling. The Weedman - who has a California-issued medical card enabling him to use cannabis for asthma and tumor pain - insisted he planned to smoke (or eat) all of it himself.
In 2009, perhaps tiring of his own antics, Forchion los angeles county recorder flew west to reinvent himself as a medical-marijuana maestro. He filed the paperwork to "go legit," obtained los angeles county recorder permits and opened a taxpaying dispensary on Hollywood Boulevard.
In a nod to his home turf, he called his shop "The Liberty Bell Temple." Ed being Ed, he wound up hosting parties with athletes and rappers. He knew he'd made it when he landed on TMZ and earned enough to pay child support and take his kids to Jamaica.