Correction: NOT Michael Phelps' Bong

First of all, we'd like to apologize for covering this issue twice considering how few posts we currently have. But this has been the major MSM (mainstream media) marijuana news story and our suspicions in our last piece turned out to be inaccurate, so we're going to do a followup. As the title implies, there is new information today that reveals that the bong used by Michael Phelps in the infamous tabloid picture did not actually belong to him.
A lot has happened since our last story. The Columbia, South Carolina police have made eight arrests in their attempt to make a case against Mr. Phelps: seven for drug possession and one for distribution. This has led to an outcry against the Columbia police for selective prosecution. Even the governor of South Carolina, Governor Mark Sanford, has appeared on Geraldo stating that Phelps should not be prosecuted stating, "I don't see what that gets us at this point." However, the police seem determined to make an example of Phelps and there are a few more twists and turns before this saga plays itself out.

But of course what is most interesting to MJO is the revelation that the owner of the bong in question was not Michael Phelps. In fact, the owner was not even at the party and may have evaded the law completely except for one small thing: he tried to sell the bong on eBay for $100,000. Now, this genius is one of the eight charged and, to top it off, his bong was confiscated by the police.

Also, its worth noting that while Phelps has lost endorsements with Kellogg's and IBM since the photo was published, he was not dropped by Subway or Activision the makers of Guitar Hero. This is not surprising as it is well known that smokers like to eat fast food and play video games. However, it also would have been pretty remarkable for Activision to drop Phelps considering the other recently disgraced "Hero" that appears along with Phelps and who also has not yet lost his job: