{"id":982,"date":"2012-06-14T07:37:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T07:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=17505"},"modified":"2012-06-14T07:37:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T07:37:35","slug":"tommy-chong-uses-hemp-oil-to-treat-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/tommy-chong-uses-hemp-oil-to-treat-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Chong Uses Hemp Oil to Treat Prostate Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/tommy-chong-uses-hemp-oil-to-treat-prostate-cancer\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tommy-chong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"tommy chong\" title=\"tommy chong\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-17506\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/tommy-chong-uses-hemp-oil-to-treat-prostate-cancer\/attachment\/tommy-chong\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17506\" title=\"tommy chong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tommy-chong-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Chong<\/a> has been making people smile for decades with his work that includes standup comedy, his role in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheechandchong.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCheech and Chong\u201d<\/a> movies, and regular appearances on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.that70sshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThat 70s Show\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 While often playing a silly but harmless \u201cstoner\u201d, we know that Mr. Chong is an engaging and serious intellectual as well.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Chong has been a long time advocate of marijuana\u2019s benefits so we at marijuana.net were saddened to hear that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.\u00a0 He will be attempting to fight his cancer by using hemp oil.\u00a0 The upbeat Chong recently said &#8220;I&#8217;ve got prostate cancer, and I&#8217;m treating it with hemp oil, with cannabis, so legalizing marijuana means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is not the first person to recognize the great potential hemp oil may possess in the fight against cancer.\u00a0 There have been recent stories from patients regarding hemp oil fighting cancer.\u00a0 One famous benefactor of hemp oil\u2019s healing is <a href=\"http:\/\/hightimes.com\/activism\/hager\/6014\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Simpson.<\/a> Simpson is considered a pioneer in this field and his method of using the concentrated oil has caught the attention of many.\u00a0 Additionally there are other non publicized studies showing how cannabis may be able to combat serious medical conditions.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16908594\">Here&#8217;s an official United States government study<\/a> conducted in 2006 that shows THC battling leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>Some Members of marijuana.net were fortunate enough to meet Mr. Chong at a rally in front of Los Angeles\u2019 City Hall.\u00a0 He was extremely kind and personable.\u00a0 We hope that utilizing the hemp oil works for Tommy Chong and that his high profile story opens up a serious national discussion on alternative approaches to serious medical conditions.\u00a0 If cannabis has the potential to cure diseases that modern medicine is inept to fix, then we must demand that more research is conducted.\u00a0 However, we also simply wish whatever treatments Tommy Chong uses that he has a speedy recovery.\u00a0 This is one of the nicest individuals we have ever met and the world could use his kindness for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tommy-chong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"tommy chong\" title=\"tommy chong\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-17506\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/tommy-chong-uses-hemp-oil-to-treat-prostate-cancer\/attachment\/tommy-chong\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17506\" title=\"tommy chong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tommy-chong-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Chong<\/a> has been making people smile for decades with his work that includes standup comedy, his role in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheechandchong.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCheech and Chong\u201d<\/a> movies, and regular appearances on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.that70sshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThat 70s Show\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 While often playing a silly but harmless \u201cstoner\u201d, we know that Mr. Chong is an engaging and serious intellectual as well.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Chong has been a long time advocate of marijuana\u2019s benefits so we at marijuana.net were saddened to hear that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.\u00a0 He will be attempting to fight his cancer by using hemp oil.\u00a0 The upbeat Chong recently said &#8220;I&#8217;ve got prostate cancer, and I&#8217;m treating it with hemp oil, with cannabis, so legalizing marijuana means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is not the first person to recognize the great potential hemp oil may possess in the fight against cancer.\u00a0 There have been recent stories from patients regarding hemp oil fighting cancer.\u00a0 One famous benefactor of hemp oil\u2019s healing is <a href=\"http:\/\/hightimes.com\/activism\/hager\/6014\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Simpson.<\/a> Simpson is considered a pioneer in this field and his method of using the concentrated oil has caught the attention of many.\u00a0 Additionally there are other non publicized studies showing how cannabis may be able to combat serious medical conditions.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16908594\">Here&#8217;s an official United States government study<\/a> conducted in 2006 that shows THC battling leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>Some Members of marijuana.net were fortunate enough to meet Mr. Chong at a rally in front of Los Angeles\u2019 City Hall.\u00a0 He was extremely kind and personable.\u00a0 We hope that utilizing the hemp oil works for Tommy Chong and that his high profile story opens up a serious national discussion on alternative approaches to serious medical conditions.\u00a0 If cannabis has the potential to cure diseases that modern medicine is inept to fix, then we must demand that more research is conducted.\u00a0 However, we also simply wish whatever treatments Tommy Chong uses that he has a speedy recovery.\u00a0 This is one of the nicest individuals we have ever met and the world could use his kindness for years to 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