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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.

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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
Composer
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Musician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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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!
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When you hit a groove, it's not you it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.
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When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.
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So (legalizing marijuana) means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.
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Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.
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The good thing about poverty is it keeps you from getting in trouble because if you can't afford drugs, people will stop giving them to you very quickly. So, being poor really helps - it's the success that kills you.
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Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.'
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There's the exciting part about comedy - if you catch an act just before they go mainstream, that's the best. After they hit the mainstream, everything gets watered down a little bit.
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Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say.
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I support Bernie [Sanders] and I love his approach.
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