This whole Phelps marijuana thing just brings hypocrisy so clearly into view.

[NRaleighLiberal]

So we have alcohol - legal, but potentially dangerous, addictive, deadly (both as in the effects on the body and in terms of the effects on others with drunk driving, etc). Ruins many young people's lives as they do the binge thing to fit in at a young age.

We have marijuana - illegal, and certainly potentially dangerous, but not strictly addictive. Probably not nearly overused to the degree of alcohol.

We have people who openly brag about drinking - athletes who get mighty tuned up after victories with alcohol.
We have an olympic athlete whose career is now significantly impacted.

With age comes wisdom, but also the ability to see how silly and random some of our "laws" are.

[DS1]

1. How many sponsors did OxyRush lose?

[BR_Parkway]

2. He could have gotten paid millions for a beer endorsement - and

everyone would have been fine with it. You're right, hypocrisy

[2Design]

3. not a biggie - he is still making lots of money and this will go away

people will remember the gold metals - it is as Zeth said on SNL - some 'dick' who sold the picture instead of being happy to be with an olympic gold metalist -

[cbc5g]

4. I'd respect him more if he fought the bullshit American hypocrisy

instead of going along with it.

[Goblinmonger]

5. He should tell US Swimming to suck it

and go swim for Jamaica or Netherlands

[benld74]

6. I heard his new sponsor is COCO-PUFFS

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. We could start on the way to repairing this if we called it the correct name: CANNABIS

Using the drug warriors terminology concedes something that should not be conceded.