He became a stoner cultural icon in 1978 with “Up in Smoke,” the first of a lucrative series of Cheech & Chong movies that comically celebrated pleasures of pot during a wholly illicit era for marijuana.
CANNABIS CULTURE - High Times magazine presented marijuana activist Marc Emery with the Lester Grinspoon Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Tommy Chong, legendary comedian and hero of the marijuana movement, told CNN in a recent interview that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be treating his condition with cannabis oil.
CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. In this episode: Jodie shares the latest about Marc including recent appearances in the media and his graduation photos.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Iconic filmmaker/stoner/activist Tommy Chong stopped by Cannabis Culture Headquarters this week to discuss Obama's continuing war on medical marijuana and the latest on imprisoned Canadian pot activist Marc Emery.