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The New Jersey Weedman, Ed Forchion, fled to Canada to seek asylum at the Cuban Embassy in November of last year, but was denied. His bid for freedom came after Forchion accepted a deal with the New Jersey courts on charges that he trafficked in 25 pounds of marijuana. Ed Forchion is a Rastafarian who uses cannabis as a sacrament.
He later regretted the deal. During the trial, said Forchion, two of the jurors broke down crying and one dismissed herself from the case.
"I should have been the perfect candidate to challenge this law," Forchion told the press afterward. Forchion then petitioned the courts to allow him to change his plea, but was denied. That's when he skipped town for a sojourn north of the US border.
After being denied asylum, Forchion returned to New Jersey where he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on December 1 of last year. He is now appealing.
"His appeal is on the grounds of jury nullification and the fact that the marijuana laws are void for vagueness," write Reverends Michael and Walter in a press release. "In other words, no reasonable and probable grounds violates the constitution."
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