Pot-Smoking ‘Weedman’ Says Rich Will Crush N.J.’s Black Market
- Longtime activist fears legal sellers will ‘steal our culture’
- Lawmakers, stuck for two years, will ask voters to approve
Ed Forchion
Photographer: Mel Evans/AP Photo
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The guy who calls himself NJ Weedman was angry -- that is, as angry as one can be with a lungful of marijuana smoke -- as he condemned New Jersey’s latest attempt to legalize adult recreational use via ballot.
“They’re going to steal our culture, steal our market and give it to the rich guys,” the activist, born Ed Forchion, said Monday outside the Trenton statehouse, where he was sharing a joint as he prepared to lead a protest march with about a dozen supporters.