Tommy Chong is battling prostate cancer, he announced on
CNN.
Chong, one-half of the Cheech and Chong duo, told
Don Lemon that he was diagnosed about a month ago, but he's had the cancer - a "slow Stage 1" - for "a long time." The 74-year-old has been treating it with hemp oil and revealed his diagnosis to support the decriminalization of marijuana use and sales.
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