Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin "Tommy" Chongis a Canadian American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician. He is well known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 May 1938
CityEdmonton, Canada
CountryCanada
I was the original guy that started that group, Bobby Taylor was, I started off with a group called The Shades we were in Calgary.
Just recently up in Utah, some guy got 55 years for selling an ounce of pot to an undercover agent.
People didn't relate to me as being Chinese or white, just being a hippie, a long-haired hippie.
I'm dancing tango, and I'm playing golf, and I'm quite active, you know, and for my age and everything, and what I've gone through, I'm very happy.
But on the other hand, pot is the best recreational substance for teenagers, athletes, people who have naturally high adrenaline.
You can smoke marijuana, you can eat it, you can wear it, it's a perfect plant!
I smoke a little pot, every day, and I'm healthy as can be.
I never had a criminal record. They were kinda banking on the fact that I was dirty as can be.
When Mexicans sneak across the border, they're more apt to carry a bag of pot then they are a fistful of money. Because the pot can be exchanged for money, anywhere in America. Anywhere in the world!
Look what happened to me for a bong,
Jail was probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me.
To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.
Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.
Marijuana is a proven medicine.