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NEWS ABOUT: bongs

bongs stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight—Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Matt Lauer • marijuana • Today show • television interview

(Newser) - A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her... More »

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bongs • Nebraska • animal cruelty • marijuana • cat • drug paraphernalia • domestic disturbance • Bill Maher Grid

 Phelps Hides 
 From Paps— 
 at Strip Joints 

Swimmer hides from cameras, tints windows

Feb 18, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • strip club • marijuana • photograph • Olympic athletes • strip clubs

Phelps Won't
Be Charged

SC sheriff probed swimmer's marijuana use but found no evidence, he says

Feb 16, 09 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • drug possession • arrest • Bill Maher • criminal charges • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

Bong Owner Tried to Get $100K on eBay

Eight partygoers have been arrested; Phelps not among them

Feb 10, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The bong case grows. Eight people in Columbia, SC, have been arrested on drug charges stemming from the infamous frat party that Michael Phelps attended, WIS-TV reports. Those eight do not include Phelps himself, but they do include the bong's owner, who reportedly tried to sell it on eBay for... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Columbia University • eBay • South Carolina • marijuana • arrest • criminal investigation • sheriff • search warrant

 We May Never 
 Know Who Took 
 the Pot Pic 

Many people could have taken bong photo

Feb 9, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Plenty of people partied with Michael Phelps in South Carolina around the time he smoked marijuana, but the abundance of witnesses doesn't mean we'll ever know who took the picture that got the Olympian into trouble. Some fellow partiers saw iPhones out, but no one's even sure which night the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • iPhone • swimming • marijuana • party • University of South Carolina • USA Swimming

Phelps Not Sure If He'll Swim in 2012 Olympics

Swimmer struggling with fallout from 'stupid'
bong encounter

Feb 5, 09 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps is weighing whether to compete at the 2012 Olympics in the wake of fallout over his much-publicized encounter with a bong, he tells his hometown paper, the Baltimore Sun. Phelps still has goals to achieve in the sport and will talk his decision over with his family and... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2012 London Olympics • swimming • marijuana • Olympic athletes

OPINION

Phelps' Toke Shouldn't
Cause Such a Splash

He goes to great lengths to win, and it's the same with relaxing; embarrassment is punishment enough

Feb 3, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps’ reputation shouldn't go up in smoke just because he was caught indulging in a drug an estimated 42% of Americans have tried, Sally Jenkins writes in the Washington Post. Phelps, like most great athletes, is a creature of extremes, and nobody should be surprised that when he breaks... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Kellogg • swimming • marijuana • endorsement • Olympics

 Phelps Cops to Smoking Pot 

Says he demonstrated "bad judgment"

Feb 1, 09 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps admitted today to smoking pot after a British tabloid ran a photo of him sucking a bong, the Times of London reports. The Olympic swimming star apologized, saying he “demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • marijuana • British tabloids

(Newser) - Michael Phelps may be getting a little too relaxed in the swimming off-season. The British tabloid News of the World has published a photo that it says shows the Olympic king taking a hit from a bong. No word yet from the Phelps camp, but the tabloid says the swimmer... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • swimming • marijuana • Olympics

Bong Case
4 SCOTUS

A Supreme Court case weighs student's right to "glorify" drug use

Mar 20, 07 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A student glorifying illegal drug use shouldn't be protected by the First Amendment, Ken Starr argued before the Supreme Court yesterday in the case of a high school student suspended for displaying a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" during the Winter Olympics Torch Relay in Juneau, Alaska... More »

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Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Kenneth Starr • Alaska • bongs • drugs • First Amendment • drug use • Juneau • Olympic Games • US Supreme Court

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