“More than anything, the weed really helped with my mental state, because marijuana works on the brain. And if anything, it soothes the brain.” IfsStatesBrainWeedMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“We see the corrupt prison system, we see the corrupt police system, we see the corruption in the government, from the top on down. You know, it's built based on lies. However, the marijuana industry itself, because it was an underground industry, showed us the way we could exist on this planet.” KnowsWayGovernmentLyingPlanetsIndustryBuiltPolicePrisonCorruptionMarijuanaPrison System Author:Tommy Chong
“Marijuana has become like currency. Anytime you grow a crop like marijuana, or wheat, or corn, or anything that people consume on a daily basis, you're [getting] into a huge economic area.” PeopleGrowsEconomicHugeAreasBasesMarijuanaCurrencyCornCropsWheat Author:Tommy Chong
“By making marijuana illegal, the agricultural people can't grab hold of it like they did with corn and wheat. So those companies are scrambling around trying to get hold of it, but they can't, because it's a cottage industry, and it will always be a cottage industry. Because the minute the big companies try to make it their own, like they did with soybeans...like Monsanto, they put their own patent on seeds, and you can't do that with marijuana.” PeopleTryingBigsCompanyMinutesIndustrySeedsIllegalMarijuanaCornWheatPatentsCottagesBig CompaniesSoybeansMonsanto Author:Tommy Chong
“Marijuana grows everywhere in the world. And it really is currency, if you think about it.” IfsThinkingWorldGrowsMarijuanaCurrency Author:Tommy Chong
“You got a bag of pot, there's someone who wants to buy it from you. So in a weird way, marijuana has [become] and is becoming the new currency of the world.” WorldWayWantBecomingBagsPotMarijuanaCurrency Author:Tommy Chong
“You can smoke marijuana, you can eat it, you can wear it, it's a perfect plant!” PerfectPlantSmokeMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“Our tour is winding down and I was just thinking about what I want to do. I like growing so I think I might start growing again. As a medical marijuana patient, under California law I am licensed to grow 12 plants.” ThinkingWantMightLawGrowsGrowingDown AndPlantPatientMedicalCaliforniaMarijuanaMedical MarijuanaWinding Down Author:Tommy Chong
“I think the most important thing that marijuana does is it affects the brain.” ThinkingDoeImportantBrainImportant ThingsMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“We have receptors in our brain as you well know and when you ingest marijuana, I believe that it essentially gives you a reboot.” KnowsGivingBelieveWellsI BelieveBrainMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“When you smoke marijuana, you are in the moment and you are happy. You forget about any worries of the past or the future.” MomentsPastForgetWorrySmokeMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“Marijuana at the time we were making movies [with Cheech Marine] was not that readily available and I do prefer to be coherent when I am working.” AvailableMarijuanaMarine Author:Tommy Chong
“So (legalizing marijuana) means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.” MeanAbleSmokeMarijuanaJust BeingJointsArrestedLegalizing Marijuana Author:Tommy Chong
