Tommy Chong uses cannabis to treat his rectal cancer
"conspiring to distribute drug paraphernalia" put Tommy in jail for 9 months
"conspiring to distribute drug paraphernalia" put Tommy in jail for 9 months
"I have good news and bad news. First the bad news, the cancer came back and it is a real pain in the butt," the 77-year-old comedian tweeted.
"The good news is I now have to use more marijuana to treat the cancer."
Cheech Marin tweeted: "Join me in praying for my partner @TommyChong to have a quick recovery and enjoy many more years of good health."
'Waiting room'
"I'm using cannabis like crazy now, more so than ever before," Chong told Us Weekly this week, following his rectal cancer diagnosis.
"I'm in treatment now. Either I get healed or I don't. But either way, I'm going to make sure I get a little edge off or put up."
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