 PRESS RELEASE
Feb. 16, 1999
On April 27th & 28th
1998 Mr.
Forchion openly smoked marijuana
“his medicine”
at both (d) Congressman Rob Andrews
offices in Haddon Heights
NJ and the Democratic Party
Headquarters office in
Cherry Hill NJ.
LMP PRESS RELEASE, 16
FEB. 99
Big Oscar N. Goodweed,
Staff writer
P.O.-BOX 444
Browns Mills, NJ-08015 USA
Phone 1-609-893-1893
Fax 1-609-893-1893
Email njweedman@yahoo.com
 Edward Forchion of the “Legalize
Marijuana Party”
and his lawyer Scott Schweiger, will have expert
testimony to support Edward Forchion’s claim that
marijuana doesn't fit the description of a schedule1 drug
according to the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) of 1970.
Which states a schedule 1 substance must have little or
no medical value in the US, must be addictive, and
subject to widespread abuse. Mr. Forchion insist's that
marijuana doesn’t fit that definition so marijuana
should be re-scheduled to the proper schedule (Making it
Legal). Edward is himself a medical marijuana user,
he uses marijuana for several medical conditions such as
Asthma, Depression, and Chronic Pain. (Medical Report) He contends marijuana has plenty
of medical value here in the US, he contends that it is
not addictive (physically), although he admits “that
some claim to be "psychologically”, addicted.
Lastly what the Government calls abuse he calls use. “I use marijuana just about
everyday, I don’t ever abuse it.” Forchion
said, as he was lighting the four foot Rastamon Bong he
keeps in his office/alter-room.
What pisses people off is
when Mr. Forchion goes into detail about the
amount of destruction wrought on society by “legal
drugs”. Democrats and republicans call
marijuana dangerous and put people in concentration camps
for defying the “Prohibition on
Marijuana” he said,. While at the same
time taxing and making “Settlements” with the
producers of tobacco and alcohol, “legal”
drugs”.
A half a million citizens
die each year from these “legal drugs” while
zero have ever died of marijuana. Yet, they were exempted
from the (CSA) of 1969/70. There is a
constitutional amendment for alcohol, so congress
couldn't have banned alcohol again anyway.
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Tobacco is
another story, tobacco executive's lied to congress for
30 years as to the dangers of their products. Now
that they have been exposed as lying to congress why
aren't the Big Tobacco CEOs of the past 30 years
prosecuted for the illegal act of “Lying to
Congress”. Lets ban tobacco (sike) using the
logic of the CSA 1970 as it is applied to the say ,
“marijuana”.
Tobacco was exempted from
the CSA because they paid off the Democratic &
Republican party officials with cash and outright
lie's.
400,000 people die of
tobacco yearly says, Forchion. "Wouldn't you
say that was a dangerous substance"? Why
aren't the sellers of tobacco arrested for selling a
product that kills millions. Because the tobacco (drug
dealers) executives conspired with the leaders of the two
parties and decided to have a “Settlement.” Why
weren't the tobacco companies made to remove nicotine
(the addictive chemical in tobacco) from tobacco
products. Why wasn't the tobacco industry forced to be
regulated by the FDA. The answer to all is official party
pay-off. They don’t care if it’s dangerous, if
it kills, or if in fact the way taxes are now,
gained from tobacco products. Government has no
real reason the stop people from using tobacco. The
more that use the more pay taxes. People like Congressman
(d) Rob Andrews get to much money from the tobacco (drug
dealers) companies to say anything.
Appearing as expert witnesses will be (RET) Penn State
Professor of Chemistry Julian Heicklen, and City College
of New York’s John P. Morgan, MD, Professor of
Pharmacology. Dr. Morgan is also co-author of
“Marijuana: Myths and Facts”. Mr.
Forchion contends, that marijuana was added to the
schedule 1 list of the Controlled Substance Act in
error. The two Professors are set to back Mr.
Forchion’s claims.
Before you start
laughing, on Dec 19th 1997 the DEA petitioned the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (Donna Shalala) to
reclassify marijuana to it's appropriate classification.
Which would in effect make it legal.
Many scientists have come
out in the past 10 years saying marijuana is relatively
safe, has plenty of medical uses in much the same way ,
scientists ex-posed the dangers of tobacco. With
the results of this years election Mr. Forchion may be
right. Now 20% of the american population live in states
where marijuana use is legal for medical purposes.
Citizens in California, Arizona, Alaska, Washington ST.,
Nevada, and Oregon all have voted to legalize, by
recognizing marijuana's medical usefulness.
Mr. Forchion’s
trial is for 5-27-99 Cherry Hill Township Court, Cherry
Hill NJ-08002 .
Mr. Forchion was arrested
while campaigning in Cherry Hill in 1998 . Mr. Forchion
ran for congress in New Jerseys first congressional
district last Nov. 98 - On April 27th & 28th-1998,
Mr. Forchion openly smoked marijuana “his
medicine” at both (d) Congressman Rob
Andrews offices in Haddon Heights, NJ and the Democratic
Party Headquarters office in Cherry Hill NJ.
In addition to this Mr.
Forchion was indicted on first degree marijuana
possession charges on Oct. 17th 1998 just three weeks
before election day, for his involvement with the South
Jersey Cannabis Buyers Club participated in. Mr.
Forchion was singled out to be the first person charged
under a new law signed August 2, 1997 by (R)
Governor Christy Whitman who he calls a BITCH! (Click here)
Eventually
the Haddon Heights & Cherry Hill case's were heard on
Feb.23,29-2000 - The motion to dismiss was denied, and
the expert witness's were "DENIED" in these cases,
but this is one of the reasons cited in Mr Forchion's
State Appeallet court appeal. ( August 21st, 2000) .
Mr.
Forchion intend's to use both Dr.'s in his Camden County
Superior Court case. Click here see story
THESE CASE'S ARE NOW BEFORE THE N.J. SUPREME COURT
as DOCKET NO. - 51,963
the court should rule in summer 2002 !
The
Seventh Amendment
Right to a Jury
Trial
"In suits at common law, where the value in
controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of the
trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a
jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the
Unites States of America, than according to the rules of
the common law.".
Although this is what is guaranteed by the US
Constitution the municipal court system in New Jersey
strictly forbids them. Why, because during the
Alcohol Prohibition citizen juries refused to convict
their neighbors of violating the alcohol policies of
the -(moralist/elitist) - Democratic, Republican
Parties. Jury Nullification was used, regularly.
Citizens guilty of possession of alcohol were set
free by their neighbors who believed the law was
wrong. "NOT GUILTY", was heard routinely,
that was JURY NULLIFICATION.
In
the 1940's the New Jersey Democrats and Republicans
stole our 7th amendment right to jury trials in
municipal courts thus allowing their appointed
Judge's and fellow elitists to rubber stamp their
policies. Never again they said, "would dumb
citizens change their policies they wanted as
laws". The marijuana prohibition would long ago
have ceased if it weren't for this thief of our
rights. Who really would convict people of these
assinine law's.
There is no doubt
in my mind if I were to face a jury for the charges
of possession of marijuana stemming from my protests
in Cherry Hill and Haddon Heights I would be
acquitted. The law is wrong! No where in the
Constitution does it give the State or Federal
governments the authority to regulate our bodies.
This is my body, I choose to ingest marijuana into
it, the state of New Jersey can-not prevent me from
doing it. It tries with it's pathetic version of the
"WAR on Drugs" which is a absolute failure,
mainly because there will always be citizens like me
who refuse to have our bodies illegally regulated by
the government. FUCK THE LAW, THIS IS MY BODY!
I currently
(August 1-1999) have over $2,200.00 in arrest
warrants issued by NJ municipal courts, for my
refusal to participate in these illegal courts,
(where my 7th amendment rights are ignored). Where
the present prohibition on marijuana is forced onto
all of us. Without the right of a jury trial. I do
not have the $2,200.00 so eventually I will be jailed
for refusing to participate in a illegal New Jersey
Municipal court that refuse's to follow the
constitution of the United States.
Winslow Twp- $500.00
Cherry Hill -
$500.00
Woodbury -
$501.00
Haddon Hgts - $750.00
Arrested
READ
NEWSPAPERSTORY HERE
(On Oct. 12th-1999) I was
arrested in Stradford NJ. One of the charges I was
arrested for was for failing to show in Haddon Heights NJ,
there's no jury there why should I show anyway? The
warrant and arrest were for the 1st amendment
Demonstration at Rob Andrews office. (above)
I had a valid Arizona
lic.#, my New Jersey lic I had surrendered them (
1995) to the state of Arizona. as per the CDL
regulations. One of the reasons I surrendered it was
because of New Jersey's profiling and Insurance
surcharges (which are punishments handed out by
street cops). "A
police officer's ticket can ruin you and you have no
right to a jury in New Jersey's municipal court
system. A person like me, I get ticket's just because
of who I am, and what I say-publicly." I
had a legal residence in Arizona, and given the
choice between Arizona or New Jersey I chose Arizona.
My lic was legal per federal rules.
I was in compliance with Federal CDL
Regulations. The State of New Jersey as a way of
punishing me for my outspokeness on the marijuana
issue has attacked not only my ability to speak
freely in public but also to travel. My right to
travel was taken in spite of the federal regulations
I was in compliance with. I have maintained my
Arizona issued lic while I remain in New Jersey on
bail, for charges stemming from my Nov. 24, 1997
arrest . Apparently On the 7th of July 1999 the
state of New Jersey's request to Arizon that my
licences be rescinded was approved unbeknownst to
me.
The car I was driving was insuranced
and etc.etc. but I wasn't given the oppurtunity to
present it. - I know I was not exceeding the speed
limit, I was stopped in a speed trap where
municipalities lower the speed limit from 45 to 25
and township police officer's wait to collect
revenue. The
officer say's I was going 44mph. (SPEED-TRAP)
I was not, I'm very familar with the area, I was
taking my 13 year old daughter home to my ex-wife's
house. I did it just about every Sunday. I called her
" on the phone
" before I left. I was stopped and arrested 200
yards from the house. I police immediatedly began
seaching my car, looking for my medicine. This was
simply a POLICE ARREST to create what they thought
would be harmful publicity. Yes, I do beleive my
phone's and e-mail are tapped.
I have no money for a lawyer to fight these
charges. That was always a tactic of the
prohibitioner's to keep me broke arrest me regularly
and take his money with bail. This is one of the
reason's I filed the 17 million dollar Lawsuit. The
state and it's agents have issued numerous bogus
citations just to cause harm to myself. All because
of what I've been saying. "LEGALIZE
MARIJUANA". I didn't have these
troubles before I opened my mouth.- Was a totally
bogus politicial stop the officer was waiting for me.
Political Persecution?
NOV. 5th, 2000 UPDATE on this case.
- The case was scheduled once Nov 99, at the time the
Judge decided the public defender in stradford who is
State Assemblyman George Geist (4th dist.)was also
the prosecutor in Haddon Heights (where I was facing charges for
smoking marijuana in Congressman Rob Andrews Office),
the Judge decided a conflict existed and ordered the
case heard somewhere else. A conflict court she
called it. - No other town ever contacted me about
this charge but on July 27th, 2000 -I was arrested
for failure to appear in Stafford, no date was ever
scheduled. - It was obsurd, I had to pay $500 to get
out. As of today still there is no trial date set or
new court that has contacted me about appearing for
these charges. ( recently Judge Trabosh assumed
Judge duties in Strafford-another conflict now exist
I think - he's formerly of Gloucester Twp.) -
YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK? - HELP!!!
Contact Ed Forchion
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