Two marijuana-friendly establishments in Trenton, New Jersey — one an eatery and one a religious organization — were raided by local authorities yesterday. The pro-weed restaurant NJ Weedman’s Joint, run by legalization activist Ed “Weedman” Forchion, and the weed-worshipping organization The Liberty Bell Temple 3 both received visits from the County Narcotics Task Force yesterday. The Trenton Police Department cooperated in the operation that resulted in several arrests, though only two of the nine arrestees were held on drug charges.

Forchion is being charged with multiple counts including 10 charges of marijuana possession and distribution, along with distribution of drug paraphernalia, maintaining booby traps in a distribution facility, and a narcotics nuisance charge.

Though 9 others were arrested during the raid, only two of the others were charged with drug offenses-one for possession and one for possession and distribution. The other 7 were charged with outstanding warrants.

Police seized vehicles and a dog on the property. Debi Madaio, Forchion’s business partner, said most of those arrested were released last night. Forchion will be released this evening on a $70,000 bond. Madaio stated that drugs were not being sold out of the restaurant or the church.

NJ Weedman’s Joint opened last June, and has had problems with Trenton police ever since. Despite being an eatery and a church, Weedman’s Joint has been a regional headquarters for marijuana legalization and decriminalization efforts in New Jersey and the East Coast.

“We’re the center for activism here,” Madaio, a registered nurse who has a son with disabilities, told HIGH TIMES. “I started this business from a medical point of view.”