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Did he end up going to jail???


Johnny P <george_stark_cy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> The whole Tommy Chong thing doesnt make sense to me.  Obviously soembody
> wanted to make an exampole of him and his celbrity status.  Its insane
what
> soem people go to prison for and others get away with.  I wish him all the
> best man, Im a Cheech and Chong fan from way back.  I dont know all the
> facts about the case, but cmon, lets get real here...
>
> Johnny P
>
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> <hypocritslayer-antispy-arrffarrff@www.limbo.lowtax.gobnahsoff.gov.wa.us>
> wrote in message news:1066734386.134498@cache1...
> > That's not illegal.
> > The Pot may be, but the bong ain't.
> >
> > On 15 Oct 2003 21:08:03 GMT, rampartslo@aol.comREMOVE (Central Coast
Club)
> > wrote:
> >
> > �Actually, Chong is going to prison because he owns a company that
> produces
> > �bongs and sells them nationwide, online. If they had not sold them
> online, he
> > �probably would not have been bothered. Only the major manufacturers and
> people
> > �selling outside of CA are getting nabbed. As I understand it, the DEA
and
> state
> > �law have clashed, but DEA won't mess with the state yet. They havent
had
> good
> > �luck beating it. They can only get people for Fed violations right now,
> so if
> > �you blow glass, keep it in CA. You can blow anything else and not go to
> jail.
> > �
> > �>Subject: A Comedian Walks Into A Bong Shop And Next Thing You Know
He's
> > �>Married To A Guy Named Something.... [LIBTR]
> > �>From:
> hypocritslayer-antispy-arrffarrff@www.limbo.lowtax.gobnahsoff.gov.wa.us
> > �>(The Voltairian�"�/Black Jester�"�/The Absent Mind�"�/Riley
> Bitterman�"�)
> > �>Date: 10/14/2003 3:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time
> > �>Message-id: <1066215764.729677@cache6.usenetserver.com>
> > �>
> > �>X-Body
> > �>
> > �>A Comedian Walks Into A Bong Shop And Next Thing You Know He's Married

> To A
> > �>Guy
> > �>Named Something....I didn't think that far ahead anyway.
> > �>
> > �>Isn't this silly, Tommy Chong's going to federal prison appearently
for
> doing
> > �>what any tourist in Fairhaven, Bellingham, WA has done; or here for
that
> > �>matter;
> > �>walked into a paraphanalia shop.  For god sakes, he's a comedian who's
> > �>material
> > �>is based on this subculture, they didn't even catch him with anything.
> > �
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