Beloved stoner comedian Tommy Chong is now older, wiser and officially an ex-con. In 2003, US drug enforcement agents forced their way into his home, armed with automatic weapons. For the crime of shipping bongs, Chong was sentenced to nine months in jail. The I Chong is at once a memoir, a spiritual exploration of his time in prison and a political indictment of the eroding civil liberties in post-9/11 American society. Chong is a respected writer and director. His 1978 stoner film, Up In Smoke, is one of Warner Brothers' highest-grossing films.

Author Biography

Tommy Chong is a sixty-eight-year-old writer and director, best known as half of the legendary comedy duo Cheech and Chong. The pair found a wide audience through their stand-up routines, comedy albums, and popular films about the hippie, free-love, and (especially) drug culture movement. A father of five, Chong lives with his wife, Shelby, in California and performs with her at comedy clubs across the country. This is his first book.