Phelps Will Not Face Charges For Bong Blunder

South Carolina Marijuana A South Carolina sheriff is not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, February 16, 2009 - 3:11 pm CST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina sheriff is not going to
charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold
medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott made the decision Monday.
The photo showed Phelps smoking from a marijuana pipe at a
University of South Carolina party in November when he visited the
school.
Phelps has called his judgment bad and said he would learn from
his mistake.
He was suspended by USA Swimming for three months in the wake of
the photo, and Kellogg Co. said it would not renew its endorsement
deal with one of the world's most acclaimed athletes.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Boondock
Boondock Says:
Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:10 am

I would like to know how they know its pot?  They can’t and that’s why they are dropping charges, the sheriff had to do something or he would have had a backlash.

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