I'm feeling so bad for Michael Phelps, man. He wins a record breaking 8 gold medals in swimming in 2008 olympics...14 fucking GOLD MEDALS total! he's america's sweetheart, all over kellogs and visa commercials, yadda yadda.
He gets caught taking a bong hit (in my home state, ha) at a house party. Not like he was drinking and driving, beating his girlfriend, insurance fraud, whatever. He took a damn bong hit! Now he's suspended from USA swimming, he lost a few of his sponsors too. Jesus. I wish the USA wish ease up about marijuana. No one has been known to overdose on it, it hardly impairs your driving or at least nowhere near alcohol related crashes.16,000 people died in the USA in 2006 from alchol related crashes!
few other stats:
by the way, have fun looking up the marijuana related deaths. (slim to zero, save: this)
but anyway, that's all I wanted to say for now. cheerio 
[edit] I wanted to post a tribute song to michael phelps. but then i got high and forgot about it. 
"Burn One Down" by Ben Harper
Let us burn one from end to end,
And pass it over to me my friend.
Burn it long, we'll burn it slow,
To light me up before I go.
If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one down.
My choice is what I choose to do,
And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.
Your choice is who you choose to be,
And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.
If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one down.
Herb the gift from the earth,
And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth.
So before you knock it try it first,
Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse.
If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one, oohhh.
*smoooches 
