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Tommy Chong Teams with MKX Brands to Launch Pre-Rolls Exclusively in Michigan

Comedian Tommy Chong is teaming up with MKX Products to create a line of cannabis products that are only available in Michigan stores. The Pre-roll line will feature Tommy Chong…

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Comedian Tommy Chong is teaming up with MKX Products to create a line of cannabis products that are only available in Michigan stores.

The Pre-roll line will feature Tommy Chong and MKX-branded cannabis joints, flower, and other products, according to a release.

Chong is a longtime cannabis advocate. MKX Brands is a major Michigan cannabis product manufacturer, with products sold in more than 300 stores throughout the Mitten.

"This is going to be a lovely partnership," Chong said in a statement. "Michigan is an awesome state to be a stoner in."

Chong’s pre-rolls are available now, with the first strains including Cherry Punch, Donkey Butter, Cookies & Cream, Crunch Berries, Triple Chocolate Chip, Wedding Cake, Banana Daddy, MAC Gas, Purple Triangle Kush, OG Cookies, Purple Ghost and Now & Later Cookies.

In Metro Detroit, Shango Hazel Park, THC Detroit, Herbal Healing, The Flower Bowl, House of Dank Centerline and Herbology River Rouge currently carry the pre-rolls.

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