The Tommy Chong experience was as genuine as it gets for a Hollywood star in real life. On the streets of Las Vegas, Tommy Chong signs autographs and chats with fans. Watching the movie classic Up in Smoke and listening to “Earache My Eye” were pretty much the extent of my Tommy Chong awareness. It takes me a moment to realize that I’m with Tommy Chong as the man was getting high. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong playfully pose for publicity photos in 1979.
Watching the movie classic Up in Smoke and listening to “Earache My Eye” were pretty much the extent of my Tommy Chong awareness. Did I know Chong was a certifiable living legend as an advocate and champion of the plant? Yes, I did. But, why he was a legend exactly remained elusive to me even as I saw him arrive at the Cosmopolitan hotel on the Las Vegas strip for our exclusive interview.
Of course I knew he was half of the genius cinematic comedic duo Cheech & Chong (along with Cheech Marin), but what I didn’t perhaps appreciate was just how important Chong was to modern cannabis culture. There’s clearly a reason why Chong is considered...
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