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AKA Tommy Chong /

At the height of the Bush administration, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong was charged with selling bongs over the internet and sentenced to nine months in federal prison. As part of the government's 12 million dollar 'Operation Pipe Dreams' drug paraphernalia sting operation, Chong, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gilbert, Josh (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Pottstown, PA : MVD Entertainment Group, 2010.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Political science.
Drug control.
Drug paraphernalia.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
Drug and Narcotic Control
Lutte antidrogue.
Accessoires pour consommation de drogues.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-2009.
Politics and government
Drug control
Drug paraphernalia
Political science
United States
2001-2009
Documentaries and Factual Films
Alexander Street Video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:At the height of the Bush administration, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong was charged with selling bongs over the internet and sentenced to nine months in federal prison. As part of the government's 12 million dollar 'Operation Pipe Dreams' drug paraphernalia sting operation, Chong, a vocal opponent of Bush's handling of the War on Terror, was singled out among 55 defendants to serve time. Filmmaker Josh Gilbert captures the post-prison, avuncular Chong as he turns his SWAT team arrest into hilarious stand-up material. But the laughs are seasoned by the recognition of our government's questionable priorities and its shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (77 min.).
Playing Time:01:17:13