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We have never been big smokers, neither Cheech [Marine] nor I. We were too creative, and we had a lot to do. We are actors and to be honest, I am the type of person that can reference a thought or a smell and get high.

Tommy Chong

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