a/k/a Tommy Chong - United States of America v. Thomas B. Kin Chong

Documentary

Tommy Chong	Himself
Cheech Marin	Himself
Bill Maher	Himself
Shelby Chong	Herself
Lou Adler	Himself
Peter Coyote	Himself
Jay Leno	Himself

Director	Josh Gilbert
Producer	Josh Gilbert; Will Becton
Writer	Josh Gilbert

"The real stoners in this excellent documentary are the administration officials drunk with power and out of control, and a nation of otherwise good people who've been given the worst drug of all---fear." - Michael Moore

"Hilarious...and terrifying." - Slant Magaine

At the height of the Bush administration, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong was charged with selling bongs over the Intenet and sentenced to nine months in federal prison. As part of the government's $12 million drug paraphernalia sting operation, "Operation Pipe Dreams,"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-prision, avuncular Chong as he turns his SWAT team arrest into hilarious stand-up material. But our laughs are seasoned by the recognition of our governmant's questionalble priorities and its shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.