Marijuana activist loses bid to overturn drug conviction
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A state appellate court has rejected a New Jersey marijuana activist's bid to overturn a drug possession conviction.
Edward Forchion, who calls himself NJ Weedman, had argued that he uses marijuana for medical reasons. He also claimed, among numerous other arguments, that criminalizing the drug violated his religious freedom as a Rastafarian.
But in a 31-page decision issued Friday, the appellate court rejected his arguments.
Forchion told NJ.com that he plans to ask the state Supreme Court to consider his case, though it wasn't clear Sunday when that might happen.
Forchion, a sometimes political candidate and longtime marijuana activist who has staged numerous pro-pot rallies, was arrested by state police in April 2010 after authorities said he ran a red light on Route 38 in Burlington County.
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