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Ed Forchion, a pro-marijuana activist known as NJ Weedman, stands in front of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Sunday, April 20, 2014. Dozens of activists and community members gathered in front of Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana. Sunday's rally was among many held nationwide to mark the traditional pot holiday of April 20, a day for marijuana activists to defiantly light up to protest their drug of choice being outlawed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Ed Forchion, center, a pro-marijuana activist known as NJ Weedman, uses a bullhorn to address a gathering in front of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Sunday, April 20, 2014. Dozens of activists and community members gathered in front of Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana. Sunday's rally was among many held nationwide to mark the traditional pot holiday of April 20, a day for marijuana activists to defiantly light up to protest their drug of choice being outlawed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Ed Forchion, a pro-marijuana activist known as NJ Weedman, carries a large cross with huge likeness of a marijuana leaf as he walks in front of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Sunday, April 20, 2014. Dozens of activists and community members gathered in front of Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana. Sunday's rally was among many held nationwide to mark the traditional pot holiday of April 20, a day for marijuana activists to defiantly light up to protest their drug of choice being outlawed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Ed Forchion, a pro-marijuana activist known as NJ Weedman, carries a large cross with likeness of a marijuana leaf as he walks with a group of activists along State Street in Trenton, N.J., Sunday, April 20, 2014. Dozens of activists and community members gathered in front of the Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana. Sunday's rally was among many held nationwide to mark the traditional pot holiday of April 20, a day for marijuana activists to defiantly light up to protest their drug of choice being outlawed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Jawara McIntosh, son of legendary Reggae icon and a pro-marijuana activist, Peter Tosh, sings a song as he stands with a large gathering in front of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Sunday, April 20, 2014. Dozens of activists and community members gathered in front of the Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana. Sunday's rally was among many held nationwide to mark the traditional pot holiday of April 20, a day for marijuana activists to defiantly light up to protest their drug of choice being outlawed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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In this April 19, 2014 photo, Candy Murray Abbott tells a gathering about her son who was on heroin for years before stopping last summer during a rally by Heroin Control in Hamilton, Ohio. The group works with the Butler County Opiate Abuse Task Force, a loosely knit group of social services officials, addiction experts, educators, parents of addicts and other community activists. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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In this April 19, 2014 photo, members of Heroin Control look for support from passing motorists while promoting their anti-heroin message at a rally in Hamilton, Ohio. The group works with the Butler County Opiate Abuse Task Force, a loosely knit group of social services officials, addiction experts, educators, parents of addicts and other community activists. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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In this Feb. 18, 2014 photo, Susan Cross Lipnickey, right, an attorney and a Miami University associate professor, leads a meeting of the Butler County Opiate Abuse Task Force in Hamilton, Ohio. The task force is a loosely knit group of social services officials, addiction experts, educators, parents of addicts and other community activists. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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In this April 19, 2014 photo, Jill Henry, center right, hugs her daughter Paige Cisco while they listen to a member of Heroin Control tell the group their story of heroin abuse in Hamilton, Ohio. The group works with the Butler County Opiate Abuse Task Force, a loosely knit group of social services officials, addiction experts, educators, parents of addicts and other community activists. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
