N.J. man in jail for marijuana allowed to leave jail to smoke marijuana

[VoluntaryAmerican]

A New Jersey man who was sentenced to nine months prison stemming from a marijuana possession charge has been given permission by the sentencing judge to leave jail for 10 days each month to go to California... to smoke marijuana.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547091/New-Jersey-man-jail-stemming-marijuana-possession-charges-permitted-leave-prison-10-days-month-smoke-marijuana.html

[phill4paul]

I...ummm....SMDH.

[asurfaholic]

Well if that ain't the stupidest shit, then I don't know what is.

[VoluntaryAmerican]

This guy is also known as NJ WEEDMAN. He's been in the news before, got busted awhile back (was suppose to speak at the NJLP convention but couldn't) I was surprised to hear he was still in jail.

[DamianTV]

Fully legalize it already, problem solved.

[phill4paul]

Well if that ain't the stupidest shit, then I don't know what is.

Those were the words I was searching for.

[Origanalist]

Medical marijuana is legalized in New Jersey but the governor has refused to waive Forchion's sentence

The longtime cannabis activist is also a perennial political candidate in his state

He has recently launched a 'Just Say No to Governor Christie' campaign in response to the latter's reluctance to legalize cannabis
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Make sense yet?

[Origanalist]

Why is it at least half of the stories I read come from the UK? &*&*^*&*(ing US media lapdog scum.

[TomKat]

This guy is also known as NJ WEEDMAN. He's been in the news before, got busted awhile back (was suppose to speak at the NJLP convention but couldn't) I was surprised to hear he was still in jail.

Ed always cracked me up. Very optomistic guy. Just look at his van.

http://jazzmynepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/weedmobile.preview.jpg

And it said he violated probation that stemed from the 2010 arrest.

[Natural Citizen]

Why is it at least half of the stories I read come from the UK? &*&*^*&*(ing US media lapdog scum.

Huh? Whats that? No Bieber Fever for you, O? Heh. Fuggin nutz, ain't it?

[TomKat]

And it said he violated probation that stemed from the 2010 arrest.

He knows his tactics, he is the same guy that used jury nulification in 2012 to win against NJ when busted with an "attempt to distribute" amount of pot that he claimed was personal. Seeing him over the years, I believe it WAS his personal amount. Lol!
One Article (http://m.phillyburbs.com/news/crime/njweedman-found-not-guilty-in-pot-distribution-case/article_2d6d582d-0887-53f2-a7d5-c7c10bc8b958.html?mode=jqm)

[TomKat]

Update:


A well-known marijuana activist has been released from jail, his attorney said this afternoon.

A Burlington County judge reconsidered the sentence imposed on Ed Forchion, known as "NJ Weedman," after a motion made by his attorney. Forchion's attorney, who asked not to be named, said today the judge re-sentenced his client to "time served," meaning he will not have to return to jail.

More (http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/01/nj_weedman_released_from_jail_after_judge_reconsid ers_his_sentence.html)