WASHINGTON - JANUARY 13: Tommy Chong poses on the red carpet during the Marijuana Policy Project’s 15th Anniversary Gala to celebrate â€15 States in 15 Years†at the Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill on January 13, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tommy Chong
Photo: Kris Connor/2010 Getty Images
“I know it had nothing to do with cannabis. Cannabis is a cure.â€â€”Weed-famous comedian Tommy Chong, one half of Cheech and Chong, explaining on CNN that his prostate cancer, diagnosed last month, first manifested during a (rare) drug-free period. Naturally, he is treating it “with hemp oil, with cannabis.â€