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South Carolina

  • by Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director February 10, 2009

    Arrests reported — but not confirmed — in Michael Phelps bong case

    According to The Los Angeles Times:

    A television station in Columbia, S.C., is reporting that local law enforcement officials have made eight arrests in connection with a house party where Olympian Michael Phelps’ photo may have been taken with a marijuana bong in his hands. Seven of the arrests were for drug possession and the eighth was for drug distribution, according to the WIS-TV (Channel 10) report.

    WIS reporter Jack Kuenzie also reported that the bong’s owner had offered the device for sale on EBay for as much as $100,000. Kuenzie said that the Sheriff’s Department now has the device. (more…)