Pubdate: Fri, 04 Nov 2016
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Copyright: 2016 Las Vegas Review-Journal
Website: http://www.lvrj.com/
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Author: Doug Elfman

TOMMY CHONG TO VISIT LAS VEGAS TO PROMOTE MARIJUANA BALLOT ISSUE

When Tommy Chong served nine months in prison for selling bongs,
prison executives used him and other famous prisoners as sightseeing
stops on metaphorical map-of-the-stars tours for visiting
dignitaries.

Similarly, Charles Manson and Bernie Madoff were sightseeing stars in
their prisons, said Chong, who will be in Vegas on Election Day to
promote Nevada's legal marijuana Question 2.

"People come to visit the prisons - people in the industry - and when
I was in there, they'd trot me out. They'd come and visit their famous
prisoners," Chong said.

"They would give tours," he added. "If you're a celebrity, you get
treated very well, because you're a draw."
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