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SC Cops
Make Arrests
in Phelps Case

Man who used to live
in pot party house hit with possession

Feb 12, 09 8:36 AM CST
(AP) - Police in the county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a bong have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the swimmer, a South Carolina defense lawyer says. The attorney said he has a client who was questioned about the now-infamous party Phelps attended near the... More »

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Michael Phelps • police • South Carolina • marijuana • arrest • party • University of South Carolina • Bill Maher Grid

 Latin American Leaders  
 Slam Failed US Drug War 

Group of ex-leaders calls for US to move away from prohibitionist policies

Feb 12, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Some of America's firmest allies in the war on drugs say the battle is shattering their societies while failing to stop the flow of drugs, reports the Wall Street Journal. A report from a panel headed by the former leaders of Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico—all conservatives who hit hard... More »

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Latin America • Mexico • Brazil • Colombia • marijuana • Bill Maher • drug traffickers • Ernesto Zedillo • 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

Kellogg's Faces Pro-Phelps Backlash

Fans launch boycott, slam company with wave of complaints

Feb 10, 09 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Kellogg's decision to drop Michael Phelps’ sponsorship deal has created an angry wave of would-be cereal killers, the Baltimore Sun reports. A Facebook group urging consumers to boycott the company has hit 5,000 members and is growing fast. Pro-marijuana groups are also calling for a boycott, labeling the company's... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2012 London Olympics • Kellogg • marijuana • boycott • Bill Maher • USA Swimming • Bill Maher Grid

 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

(Newser) - Robert Holding believed he was providing a “public service” when he put a little something extra in his milk deliveries. Police nabbed the 72-year-old for selling pot to 17 pensioners in the UK for at least 6 months, the Daily Telegraph reports. Holding’s elderly customers—the oldest... More »

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drugs • milk • medical marijuana • marijuana • Bill Maher Grid

Phelps: 3-Month Suspension Is Fair Punishment

Shamed Olympic champ accepts USA Swimming's decision

Feb 7, 09 4:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps believes a 3-month suspension from USA Swimming is a fair enough price to pay for getting caught toking up, the AP reports. "Obviously, for a mistake you should get punished," said the acclaimed Olympic gold medalist. Phelps says he has been spending a lot of time... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • marijuana • USA Swimming • Olympic athletes

Subway Keeps Phelps on Board

Fast-food chain
'accepts his apology'
but plans to shelve
TV ads for now

Feb 6, 09 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Subway is sticking with Michael Phelps despite his bong-tarnished image, Advertising Age reports. One day after Kellogg dropped the Olympian over his marijuana use, Subway said it was "disappointed with his behavior," but, "like most Americans, we accept his apology. Moving forward, he remains in our... More »

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Michael Phelps • Kellogg • marijuana • Subway • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Phelps Penalty Misses Point 

Swimmer, clueless on dry land, should be forced back into pool
as community service

Feb 6, 09 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - US swimming authorities flopped in their decision to suspend Michael Phelps from competition, George Vecsey writes in the New York Times. Now Phelps “has more time to wander into parties and hold interesting-looking objects up to his face and say, ‘Hey, dude, what’s this?’” Instead, the... More »

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Michael Phelps • Kellogg • marijuana • USA Swimming

(AP) - The fallout continues: Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming in the wake of his bong photo. Meanwhile, Kellogg's will not renew its contract with the swimmer when it expires at the end of the month, Advertising Age reports. The Wheaties maker says Phelps'... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • marijuana • scandal • Olympics

OPINION

Phelps Gets Off Easy Thanks to Image, Not Race

Goody-goodies, black
or white, see minimal
hit for taking hits

Feb 5, 09 2:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Those who think Michael Phelps would be facing harsher treatment if he were black are “stuck in the 1960s,” Jason Whitlock writes for Fox Sports. “Image is everything whether you're black or white.” Only bad boys get hung out to dry when controversy calls—Phelps was... More »

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sports • Michael Phelps • marijuana • marijuana legalization • image • racial inequality • controversy • Jason Whitlock

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

 Do Vast Lungs Equal 
 a Monster High? 

Phelps' super-size lungs help him absorb THC quickly

Feb 4, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps' lungs—those that secured him enough Olympic gold to start a mint—are made for a stupendous high, reports Slate. They hold twice the smoke of an average human's, speeding up his THC absorption. But at his size (6-foot-4 and 195 pounds), Phelps needs a lot more weed... More »

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sports • Michael Phelps • drug use • marijuana • drugs in sports • weed • Olympics • THC

OPINION

Phelps Toke Highlights Absurd Drug Laws

We elected a president who once smoked, so what's the big deal?

Feb 4, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Poor Michael Phelps, who will have to be punished for something nearly half the country has also done, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. And poor Sheriff Leon Lott, who "probably doesn't want to press charges because it's a waste of time and resources." The real problems,... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • Bill Maher • sheriff • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

SC Sheriff Vows
to Prosecute Phelps for Pot

Says if Olympian toked in his jurisdiction, it'll be an 'easy case'

Feb 3, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A South Carolina sheriff says he’ll charge Michael Phelps with whatever crimes he can if the Olympian smoked pot in his jurisdiction, the State reports. “This case is no different than any other,” the Richland County sheriff said yesterday. “This one might be a lot easier... More »

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California • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • swimming • marijuana • misdemeanor • Olympics

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

 (Some) 
 Sponsors, 
 Celebs 
 Support 
 Phelps 

A few celebs are also in his corner

Feb 3, 09 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps’ sponsors are supportive—so far—following his bong imbroglio, AP reports. Watchmaker Omega called the whole thing a “nonissue,” and Speedo reiterated that Phelps is a “valued member of the Speedo team.” Experts say Phelps better stick to the straight and narrow—he promised... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • marijuana • photograph • Internet leak • corporate sponsorship • Olympic athletes • Olympics • gold medalist

 More Pot-Smoking Celebs 

Olympic swimmer isn't only celeb to let life 'go to pot'

Feb 2, 09 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck may be up in arms over Michael Phelps' bong workout, notes Jezebel, but he's not alone. The View host speculated that today’s pot could spin into tomorrow's steroid use, even though the site notes that sponsors Omega and Speedo don't seem to care. Other stars who’ve... More »

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Michael Phelps • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Olympians • Kimora Lee Simmons • Mariah Carey • Woody Harrelson • Bill Maher Grid

 Border Crackdown Can't 
 Weed Out Mexican Cartels 

Marijuana smugglers get creative, or turn to growing dope inside US

Feb 2, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The Mexican marijuana trade is flourishing, and border-protection efforts do little to deter powerful cartels from working in the US, the New York Times reports. Smugglers drop ramps over border fences and drive across, or use a new tactic: planting the pot in the US. Cartels now function in 195... More »

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drugs • Mexico • marijuana • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • border security • border • marijuana distribution

 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

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