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You got a bag of pot, there's someone who wants to buy it from you. So in a weird way, marijuana has [become] and is becoming the new currency of the world.

Tommy Chong

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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
Composer
Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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