'NJ Weedman' says closing pot temple violates religious freedom
After battling the legal system on two coasts and spending time in and out of prison, New Jersey's loudest champion of marijuana went legit last year when he opened up a restaurant across from city hall in this state's capital city.
Now, he's headed back to court.
Ed Forchion, better known as NJ Weedman, said Wednesday that Trenton police infringed on his religious rights after shutting down the cannabis temple attached to his restaurant for operating too late at night last weekend.
He has filed an injunction in federal court to keep his temple open after 11 p.m. That's when many of his 600 congregants gather, some to smoke marijuana on a property that includes a large white cross festooned with ornamental marijuana leaves.
Police cleared out his "cannabis church" early Saturday because of a city ordinance that limits a business's hours.
"I call it a midnight mass," Forchion said....
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