I’m simply impressed to see so many speaking out against the use of drugs!

It’s purely a “choice”… and it’s completely an “illogical choice”. What sense does it make to inhale smoke into your body of ANY kind?? Granted it’s your body, your choice… but it’s also tax payers BILL when you’re lying in the hospital hooked up to oxygen, and barely breathing from lung cancer!!

And all the EXCUSES used to smoke POT are beyond rediculous. It cures this, it’s good for that, medical marijuana, etc. etc. IT IS SMOKE!! IT IS NOT HEALTHY TO INHALE SMOKE INTO YOUR BODY. Why not cut down a few trees, surround yourself with them and torch them.. what’s the difference.

Those that use marijuana (and want to legalize it) are HOOKED!!! ADDICTED!! and simply want a LEGAL excuse to GET WASTED!! You DO it to GET HIGH!!! END of story!!

All the money going into forcing people to stop smoking,… segregation, higher taxes, CANCER,.. and YOU THINK that making Marijuana LEGAL is on the priority list!!!??? Are you serious! I think those that want to legalize pot, have obviously been smoking waaaay too much of it already!

Drug Users.. STOP making excuses for your habits,.. YOUR ADDICTIONS.. and start seeing it for what it is.. A WASTE! Waste of time, waste of money, and a waste of a productively longer life. Realize that DRUGS are NOT worth it,.. but YOU ARE!

Hey Valerie, from say no to drugs, I don’t do alchohol, smoke, or do illegal drugs.

When I was 16 yrs, I learned a valuable lesson, my friends and I got a hold of some wine and I drank it and got sicker than sick. That cured me from ever drinking.

One of my sisters started smoking marijuana and ended up doing other drugs. It destroyed her, broke up her family, lost her kids, her job.

She is now clean and doing really well.

A friend of mine is diabetic, self induced. He drinks alcohol, does crank, smokes marijuana. He ended up having his leg amputated below the knee 1 month ago. He hasn’t quit all the junk he is doing, there goes the other leg, I hope not. I have talked to my friend before the amputation but he wanted to continue his self destructive life style.

There Valerie, are you happy now? I could tell you more but that’s all I am going to say.

Valerie, I take it that you do illegal drugs and alcohol. You must, you are very defensive. What kind of hard core drugs do you do since you are asking commentors what they do. You’re problably a crackhead.

Hey Valerie, no I don’t drink alcohol at all. The only pills I take are aspirins for an occasional headache.

I have seen what alcohol and drugs has done to friends and it’s nothing but trouble for them.

I don’t like drugs or alcohol period. I am not that commentor but I am reponding to your comment.

Hey, “say no to drugs” do you say no to alcohol? Cause that’s a drug too in case you didn’t know and it’s a harder drug than marijuana. If you don’t say no to alcohol then shut up. And for those of you who are against pot simply because it’s illegal, are you for abortion because it’s legal? There is nothing MORALLY wrong with smoking pot. It should be a personal choice among ADULTS.

One joint is equivilant to smoking one pack of cigarretes. Marrijuana is bad for the lungs.

Drinking beer is legal, marjuana is not legal.

OMG I’m so happy to see so many people saying to get over it on here! Pot is just pot it isn’t a big deal! Leave the man alone! How is him hittin a bong any different than the man that goes home and downs a 12 pack every night? Pot has no hangovers and NOBODY in ALL of history has EVER died from smoking too much pot. www.safer.org
great website great information.

LEGALIZE IT!!!!!!!!!!

SAY “NO” TO DRUGS. DRUGS DESTROYS THE PERSON DOING IT AND AFFECTS FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. SAY NO, NO TO DRUGS.

It’s not a MISTAKE, PHELPS WANTED TO DO IT. FACE IT, HE LOVES MARIQUANA. HE WAS WRONG TO DO IT.

i like phelps but i cant understand why people are saying that he made a mistake and leave him alone but want to say all these bad things about chris brown phelps is still a nominee for the Kids Choice Awards why hasnt anyone petiton that what kind of message is that ti send to kids smoking weed is illegal and so is hitting someone so why isnt phelps getting the same criticsm as chris

Wow.. Omg who cares he smoked out of a bong.. Marijuana is actually natrual grown i dont see the big deal.. he just wanted to relax from all those weeks and months of swimming give him a break. he didnt harm anyone.. marijuana dosnt do anything to but make u relax and feel good.. GO MICHEAL…

Flanagan is a loser! Go smoke a joint and relax

Thomas is a loser! Go smoke a joint and relax…

@Rachel
“Power has gone straight to his head OMG people wake up.”

The power to do what exactly? What power did he gain from his fame that allowed him to smoke a bong in (relative) privacy? Is it your assertion that he was unable to smoke prior to Olympic fame? Perhaps you’ve misunderstood the nuances of power. The rest of the non-olympic world can smoke substances, even while seemingly “powerless.” Yay power.

The mind boggles, no? I’m sure we all appreciate your intellectual musings. Please don’t hurt yourself.

Michael Phelps I have lost total respect for you. You have now turned into a hypocrite, are you trying to say you’ll never smoke some POT again? I think it’s more like you won’t get caught again… You had a perfect opportunity to speak out on the real facts of marijuana. You took the wrong side her BRO.
I have supported you all along until now. The U.S.A is nothing more than a broken toy with many broken pieces.
China is coming to squash us soon.

LMFAO, Matt Lauer is a huge cocaine addict and I’m sure he hit’s the weed still every so often. Funny, how he did the interview with him. So what if Mike smoked off a bong, nobody really cares.
It’s time to legalize this crap so we can get rid of all the POT dealers in this country and abroad. It’s time for change on this issue.

legalize it!

Well he beat himself up over the mistake. HE DIDN’T BEAT ANYBODY. HE IS NOT A WOMAN BEATER. Let’s not forget, marijuana is also used for MEDICINAL PURPOSES. This story compared to ABUSE is like APPLES AND ORANGES.

If the man can smoke and swim like a fish.It didn’t stop him from being a winner. I’m all for the legalize pot.

By the way, he probably did just apologize because he got caught! Wouldn’t you? You really feel that Michael Phelps feels that he has sinned? HAHA! Honestly, I don’t even need an apology, and neither does America. But people in our society become so shocked when we discover our “heroes” are actually plain human. He is not a hero, he is a great swimmer who represents America in the Olypmics, and does a fine job of it! Let it go.