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The famous comedy team Cheech and Chong revealed recently in an interview that they blame the political right wing of this country for demonizing cannabis, and attempting to turn popular culture against it. The duo are well known for their pot advocacy over the last three decades. In fact, their recent comedy tour embraces the legalization movement while educating folks about the non-harmful aspects of cannabis consumption. They even play up how healthy they are after years of consuming cannabis.

The comedy duo is back on the pro-marijuana bandwagon! Wait, were they ever off of it?

Decades ago comedy partners Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong got audiences high on laughter with their stoner-inspired stand-ups, so it's no surprise that the pot-stirring duo are particularly buzzed these days about getting the drug legalized.

"It is going to be legalized, I’m going to be conservative here and say it will be legalized nationally in the next three years," Cheech assured Pop Tarts. "The writing is on the wall."

His counterpart is predicting four years for legalization to come into play across the entire USA and blames the "right wing media" and "propaganda" for making people fearful of the controversial cannabis plant.

"People are scared of legalizing it because the right-wing press demonizes anything like pot and the whole experience," Chong explained. "Pot helped me cure my prostate problems and helps people with cancer. It really is a medicine and has been for centuries, since the beginning of time. Our culture is finally now coming around to realize that."

Chong also believes that the Internet has played a prominent role in allowing people to Google and learn about the "positive" aspects of pot.

"No one has ever died from pot," Chong continued. "I was on an airplane coming back from our last gig and this neurosurgeon knelt down by my chair and said 'I deal with patients in alcohol-related car crashes all the time and I’ve been doing it for 20 years. And not once has marijuana caused the accident.'"
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nomaad said:
3 years till national legalization?! I want some of what he is smoking.
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I think that's a pretty close assessment. The dominoes are falling hard. More and more people are becoming politically active for a multitude of reasons and that bodes well for our movement.

With the economy going down the tubes quickly the government is going to be scrambling for tax revenue.

And it never fails that the worse the economy gets the more open societies are to drugs in general.

In the end though it's going to be about $$$$$$$$$$.
 
nomaad

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sure... but 3 years? not gonna happen. when the lobbying efforts of the cannabis industry look something like that of the alcohol and tobacco industries, it will be three years of legislative work for anything to happen.
 
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im a pretty hardcore conservative and work with many hardcore conservative business owners.... i will say that almost every single one of them supports legalization of mary. hell most of them smoke on the low. when it comes to most social issues im fairly moderate, but fiscally im very conservative. That is how alot of the conservatives are in Texas. Me being conservative means the government not interfering in my life and has less power to dictate to me...
 
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I don't think that we can glean from the story that Cheech and Chong blame the right wing political party for turning people against legalization of pot at all. First off, they only quoted Tommy Chong. Secondly, his comment was as follows:
"People are scared of legalizing it because the right-wing press demonizes anything like pot and the whole experience," Chong explained.
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Chong was talking about the "right-wing press", not the right wing in total. And the story came from Fox News...
Now just who is recognized as a right-wing press organization other than Fox News....???

And I wonder if we looked deep into a study of news content, I wonder if we would actually find Fox "demonizing things like pot and the whole experience". This is Chongs perception of things, and I doubt he could even point to one example of what he is talking about.

I say that these sort of headlines are what help shape peoples unfounded opinions of folks that lean more to the right in their political thinking. Very unfair and unfounded.
And I find this sort of reporting typical, as well as disturbing.

Why do we continue to carry on stereotypes of people? Such a great tactic, aye?
Until we get things straight, and stop living on misinformation and unfounded stereotypes, I think we have a long row to hoe when it comes to any meaningful legislation change.
We are going to need the support of the majority of people in the US for meaningful change to happen, and that includes a good portion of folks that don't partake in MJ.

Keep demonizing the wrong groups, with misinformation and stereotypical drivel, and the battle will just last that much longer.
 
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I thought I heard cheech was not pro mj about 10 years ago when he was on tv...Now that it is acceptable he is all about it.
 
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Those right wing bastards! I can't believe its ONLY right wing bastards who don't want to legalize marijuana. I'm calling Boxer! (anyone know her LEFT WING stance?)

I'm calling the president! Anyone know his LEFT WING stance? I'm going to "FIND OUT!!" Somehow. If only there was something I could input some text, and quickly find out... Gotta be something to find out with!
 
buckeye-leaf

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i have always loved cheech and chong, i have watched all their movies but each time i watch them i laugh so hard like its the first time ive ever seen it hahaha. i remember as a small kid my dad said "oh man we gotta rent this" and marijuana was just something fun to do and laugh while relaxing, nowadays it seems the feller that gets arrested for mj is made out to be the bad criminal on the first page of the newspaper just as the person who has killed someone :dunno:
 
the_red_bull

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Well they did contribute to the stereotypes of what a marijuana user looks and acts like. I didn't appreciate that about them. And the group of people they affilliated with were the ones that put marijuana leaves on t-shirts and everything else so everyone and their mother can identify it.
 
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hkush said:
Those right wing bastards! I can't believe its ONLY right wing bastards who don't want to legalize marijuana. I'm calling Boxer! (anyone know her LEFT WING stance?)

I'm calling the president! Anyone know his LEFT WING stance? I'm going to "FIND OUT!!" Somehow. If only there was something I could input some text, and quickly find out... Gotta be something to find out with!
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Your a regular little Hoosierdaddy Jr. aren't you?
Anytime someone speaks out against the right wing or one of it heros like sarah palin, first he shows up, and then you right on his heels.
Sarah and the right wing are never going to be the ones who usher in legalization, and if it was up to them, you and hoosier and the rest of us "criminals"(growers) would be in jail.
I find it odd that you love people that couldn't care less about you.
 
hoosierdaddy

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How dare you even open up your trap in here, Kalicokitty. You are a prime example of one who passes around completely false information with a campaign of vile hatred.

IME, it is folks like you that hamper MJ change more than anything.
 
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