‘Grandfather of Pot’ Tommy Chong Reflects on a Lifetime of Fighting to Get Weed Legalized

Cannabis Culture
By Paul Haber, CTV NewsApr 7, 2018, 1:44 pm15 pts
Tommy Chong, best known as one half of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong, celebrated his 80th birthday this year and admits to W5 to smoking weed regularly. For most of his adult life, cannabis has been illegal, yet Chong has continued to smoke it openly and publicly. The actor who is known for playing an…

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