Lapse of Judgement
In one of the funnier, yet strangely serious news stories to break this year, Michael Phelps was caught at a party taking hits off a bong, a glass pipe most commonly used to smoke marijunana. The major problem with this is that Olympic athletes under the World Anti-Doping Agency can face a 2-year ban for first-time drug offenses, and up to a 4-year ban for major infractions. Now, the photo isn’t enough proof to charge Michael with anything, but pot can be detectable in the body for up to a month after using, so if he were tested in the next few weeks, he could wind up with some serious consequences. Yes, that’s right, taking a few hits off a bong could cost the best swimmer in history another few gold medals at the next Olympics in 2012. This proves one thing–our friends at the WADA are, in fact, the dopes.
