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Archive Home > 2005 > July > 22 > Skating for a higher purpose

Skating for a higher purpose

Christian Hosoi highlights skate and BMX demo in Bend on Saturday

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
July 22, 2005

Legendary skateboarder Christian Hosoi began smoking marijuana at the age of 12.

By 21, as the face of aerial skateboarding, he was making more than $100,000 a year and had his parents on his payroll.

By 32, a drug addict for most of his life, he was serving five years and 10 months in prison....

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