Tommy Chong praises Ann Arbor at marijuana legalization rally
Tommy Chong, the 77-year-old stoner comedy legend of "Cheech and Chong" fame," sang Ann Arbor's praises on Saturday during the 45th annual Hash Bash rally on the University of Michigan Diag.
"Ann Arbor was the first, the very first, to stand up and tell everybody there's nothing wrong with this plant," Chong told a crowd of thousands gathered for the large pro-marijuana rally held here every year since 1972.
Comedian Tommy Chong speaks at the 45th annual Hash Bash in Ann Arbor on April 2, 2016.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Though still illegal in many places, marijuana has been decriminalized in Ann Arbor since the 1970s.
The prospect of a November ballot proposal to legalize marijuana throughout Michigan was the focus of much of Saturday's rally.
Chong has appeared in Ann Arbor a number of times over the years and spoke at Hash Bash last year.
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