"I used to have about 20 pot plants growing on one side, just to experiment. But we're too close to the ocean and they got mold, so we harvested them. Every chance I get. I've been a sun-tanner all my life. The sun is why we moved from Canada to California."
"We were into antiques for a while. When Shelby and I did stand-up in the '90s, that was our fun thing to do. In between gigs, if we had a few days, we'd find the local antique area and just go in there and have a ball. Some of those pieces are here."
"We wanted a Moroccan ambience. We have an artist friend, Scarlet Abbott, who did the painted design on the floor. We finished that about four years ago, but we keep working on the house all the time."
Tommy Chong, the 78-year-old actor and cannabis activist, has maintained a morning rooftop routine at his Pacific Palisades home for 30 years. The 5,000-square-foot residence, shared with his wife Shelby, features an extensively renovated rooftop that was originally a bare space. The couple transformed it into a multifunctional area combining relaxation, cultivation, and design aesthetics. The rooftop hosts fruit and vegetable gardens including lemons, berries, tomatoes, and habanero peppers. Chong previously grew cannabis plants but discontinued due to ocean-proximity mold issues. The design incorporates Moroccan-inspired elements with stenciled floors created by artist Scarlet Abbott. Antique furnishings collected during the couple's 1990s stand-up touring days decorate the space. Chong credits the rooftop as his primary thinking space and attributes his California relocation from Canada to the region's sun exposure.
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