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When you smoke marijuana, you are in the moment and you are happy. You forget about any worries of the past or the future.

Tommy Chong

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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
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Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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