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13. I may be high but I have enough reading comprehension to understand where he says

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 03:15 PM

Jun 2012

he quit smoking for three years and THEN got cancer. I guess some folks had a thought come to mind and chased it instead of reading the OP.

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Tommy Chong Has Prostate Cancer, Says "Cannabis Is a Cure" [View all] Royal Sloan 09 Jun 2012 OP

If pot was a "cure," how'd Tommy get cancer in the first place? Archae Jun 2012 #1

He did say he was Politicalboi Jun 2012 #8

He went farther than that on CNN. sofa king Jun 2012 #15

Also, being in prison destroys a person's health - especially an older person CrawlingChaos Jun 2012 #23

That was my first thougth liberal N proud Jun 2012 #11

From personal experience JackInGreen Jun 2012 #12

Not just "pot". bitchkitty Jun 2012 #29

Rick Simpson is a great spokesman for it! GliderGuider Jun 2012 #46

Wait a minute: Alcibiades Jun 2012 #2

3 years "drug free" in prison. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #26

I'm a fan, but he needs to stick to comedy drm604 Jun 2012 #3

He might not be as crazy as you think Bradical79 Jun 2012 #49

Cure? Maybe. bluedigger Jun 2012 #4

Preventive PSPS Jun 2012 #30

Entirely JackInGreen Jun 2012 #47

I'm battling athlete's foot with beer. onehandle Jun 2012 #5

Vinegar is the cure Politicalboi Jun 2012 #9

I've drunk some pretty bad beer in my time, but I am not going to drink vinegar. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #10

Of course he says pot is the cure..... MindMover Jun 2012 #6

Pot IS just a plant AlbertCat Jun 2012 #7

I may be high but I have enough reading comprehension to understand where he says CBGLuthier Jun 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jun 2012 #16

The antitumor effects of cannabis were gone because he stopped using it. Occulus Jun 2012 #56

If he's not also treating it with real medicine, he'll probably die. Which is a shame. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #14

my sister treated her brain tumor with "real medicine" and she died anyway. n/t Scout Jun 2012 #18

I'm sorry for your loss, but that doesn't mean that real medicine doesn't work better than woo-woo. Ian David Jun 2012 #20

it didn't work at all, actually. Scout Jun 2012 #24

No. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #25

Modern Medicine is not meant to cure. CanSocDem Jun 2012 #34

So I should toss my epi-pen hughee99 Jun 2012 #39

Is there a 'question' in that statement? CanSocDem Jun 2012 #43

I am asking "Are you suggesting I toss my epipen"? hughee99 Jun 2012 #45

Then why do pediatric cancers now have an 80% cure rate when a hundred years ago mucifer Jun 2012 #41

Don't muddle the woo with sound science MattBaggins Jun 2012 #51

I thought that it was the Republicans who shunned science Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #48

"Real medicine??" CanSocDem Jun 2012 #35

You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Ian David Jun 2012 #37

Out of desperation.... CanSocDem Jun 2012 #42

You have no idea how the gastric system works do you MattBaggins Jun 2012 #52

At 74 slow growth prostate cancer is unlikely to kill him before something else. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #27

That's kind of good news. "You'll die soon, but not from this." n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #28

Yeah, kind of. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #32

If you're a man and live to 80, you'll get prostate cancer NickB79 Jun 2012 #17

That is an important point. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #21

Exactly. He probably doesn't even need treatment. mainer Jun 2012 #22

This is so illogical. My dad has advanced prostate cancer, and smoking marijuana to stimulate kwassa Jun 2012 #31

I'm sorry for your father, but you're mis-interpreting my post NickB79 Jun 2012 #33

I'm not misinterpreting your post. kwassa Jun 2012 #36

Many men who are treated will experience misery, even death mainer Jun 2012 #38

My point stands. And, there are other ways of looking at how to treat prostate cancer. kwassa Jun 2012 #40

Prostate cancer is curable, but not by pot. longship Jun 2012 #19

The essence of cannabis use is... CanSocDem Jun 2012 #44

Cannabinoids may help fight cancer Bradical79 Jun 2012 #50

thank you for bringing the science in... nebenaube Jun 2012 #53

You're welcome Bradical79 Jun 2012 #54

Tommy Chong stubs toes; says cannabis is a cure 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #55

THC cures cancer! wildbilln864 Jun 2012 #57

kick! nt wildbilln864 Jun 2012 #58

Wow, man! Stroked Jun 2012 #59