Olympic Double Dope Standards

HI readers, and bleeders

I would not expect any kind of sensible and fair 'drug policy' from the strict Olympic dope police. But recently the issue of 'Marijuana' and SPORTS came up again and spread, like the Blueberry Cheese plant.

For some clarity i would ask the reader to consider the question of DOSE. Pot brownies (that Delpopolo claims to have ate) are often made with less than half a gram of cannabis, and a lower dose is better for having an enjoyable high, opposed to a strong Knock Out dose. Almost everybody i know has learnt this with Pot food.

One wonders about how sensitive the Olympic Drug tests are? how many 'particles or UNITS of cannabis' are allowed in the body. ZERO? or are a few allowed for naturally occuring cannabinoids. And what about naturally occuring DMT in the human brain? All athletes and humans, and many animals, birds, insects and plants have naturally occuring DMT (in varying amounts of UNITS) but trace amounts of it are actually present. Are the Olympic Dope Police aware of this fact? so as to build tests that overlook it? I digress.

I still dream that one day Michael Phelps and Judo fighter Delpopolo, and all the other Marijuana using athletes would come out in support (of small doses, maybe infrequent) but still, come out and say that, for them, Marijauna worked. In fact, these SPORTS characters are what the drug reform movement requires to boost the campaign for responsible drug use, and responsible drug policy. The debate should revolve around dose. Like the question how much SUGAR, how much MEAT and how much ALCHOHOL is healthy for each individual, and, can the individuals and their communities make THEIR OWN regulations based upon their practical knowledge and experience with all Drugs, foods, vitamins, drinks and special E-numbered additive sweeters?

Good day, thanks for bleeding.--Steve Fly

Delpopolo is 23, the same age Michael Phelps was when the swimmer was photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe in 2009. Phelps, who never failed a drug test, apologized, received a three-month suspension from USA Swimming and is celebrated as the most decorated Olympian in history.

"That was evidence that he does do that," Lee said of Phelps during an interview with USA TODAY Sports on Monday. "And you're still going to be able to achieve your dreams regardless. Look at him. He's awesome. He's the best athlete ever in the Olympics. It's a double standard. If you already make a name for yourself, then what happens afterward really doesn't matter. … I'd rather have my situation (of not going) than getting kicked out of the Olympic Village" like Delpopolo.
-- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/judo/story/2012-08-06/pot-athletes-testing-alcohol/56830434/1

No hope without dope (and some Dolphin DNA)

No Hope without Dope (how about whale DNA Mr Phelps?)

Hi, I would like to address two hot-potato's from the 2012 games so far, the doping acusation made by an American swim coach about a young Chinese record breaker, and the 'twitter' drama following a journalist twitting a 'semi-public' email address:

I would point out that the 'comment' from the swim coach did not require twitter to spread an 'unchecked' and 'subjective' message around the world, via the world press (FOX, NBC, CNN, BBC) that not only labels a 16year old girl as a 'drug user' but kicks up the whole Olympic doping debate. As far as i know the swim coach has not been banned from speaking to the world press, yet the twitter journalist is banned due to communicating somebodies email address who did not like that.

And my next point has already been put out there, nobody raised the alarm when Michael Phelps won 8 Gold medals in Beijing.

"I think it is not proper to single Chinese swimmers out once they produce good results. Some people are just biased," Jiang Zhixue, who leads anti-doping work at China's General Administration of Sport, told the state news agency Xinhua.

"We never questioned Michael Phelps when he bagged eight gold medals in Beijing."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/31/china-ye-shiwen-critics-olympics?newsfeed=true 

Ye Shiwen's world record Olympic swim: brilliant, or too good to be true?

For the wider public, and perhaps many people in the sport as well, it is a matter of debate and personal opinion as to whether Ye deserves the benefit of the doubt or not. There is no evidence to condemn her other than her own brilliance, and it is hard to judge a 16-year-old girl on the basis of that alone. Instinctively, many fans will want to believe in her talent. Others, scarred by years of doping revelations across a range of sports, would say that view is naive. Ye could simply be the shining light of the first products of the heavy investment the Chinese made in the sport before the Beijing Olympics. -- http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/30/ye-shiwen-record-olympic-swim?intcmp=239

#NBCFail: Backlash as Twitter locks out reporter Guy Adams

The Independent’s Los Angeles correspondent Guy Adams has account frozen after criticising US TV network.-- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nbcfail-backlash-as-twitter-locks-out-reporter-guy-adams-7987906.html

Phelps is yet another great role model for cannabis

To cont...(snipped from the west Oakland Leaf)

Phelps is yet another great role model for cannabis

By Paul Armentano* NORML

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps joins a growing list of successful Americans who enjoy marijuana during their down time. This tabloid news story made international headlines. Phelps is hardly alone in his herbal inclinations. According to national and federal surveys, nearly one out of two Americans have tried weed.

Consumers include people from all walks of life. America’s current President said he smoked cannabis regularly as a young man. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Vice President Al Gore, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and astronomer Carl Sagan all admitted cannabis use.

According to the US government, 70 percent of current cannabis users are gainfully employed. Statistically, most cannabis users are successful academically and financially. A National Bureau of Economic Research study even reported that cannabis use is associated with earning higher wages.

Some former and current users — like Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, Progressive Auto Insurance founder Peter Lewis, and New York State Mayor Michael Bloomberg — are even multi-millionaires.

Perhaps our fascination with this story is because Phelps is recognized as one of the most talented and successful athletes today. He holds the record for the most gold medals won by any athlete in history. Phelps isn’t an anomaly in this regard either. Many top athletes use cannabis off the field — noting that it helps them to relax after the excitement of sports competition and alleviate the pain from nagging injuries. It won’t leave them with a hangover or adversely impact their performance the next day.

A 2007 New York Times investigation estimated that up to 70 percent of pro-basketball players occasionally indulge in the use of pot. Many high profile football players — most notably Miami Dolphins star running-back Ricky Williams, former Dallas Cowboys all-star Mark Stepnoski, and even Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes have spoken candidly about their off-field cannabis use. Canadian snowboarder and 1998 Winter Olympics gold medal winner Ross Rebagliati tested positive for cannabis use in the days prior to his history-making performance.

There will always be some who will criticize Phelps because they believe the 14-time gold medalist is sending a poor message to young children—that you can smoke cannabis and still be successful in life. Well, sorry that the truth hurts.

According to a recent University of Alberta study, the majority of adults who use cannabis do so as a pastime to “enhance relaxation.” Researchers concluded that their use is intended to enhance leisure activities and manage the challenges and demands of living in contemporary modern society. Participants reported using cannabis because it enhanced relaxation and concentration, making a broad range of leisure activities more enjoyable and pleasurable.

No doubt Michael Phelps indulged in the use of cannabis for these very same reasons. He ought not to be condemned for it nor branded a criminal for his actions. For that matter, neither should anyone else.

* Armentano is Policy Analyst for NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

Phelps, hypocrisy ... and the Kellogg’s boycott

By Bruce Mirken* Marijuana Policy Project

Cereal giant Kellogg’s announced in early February that it won’t renew Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps’ endorsement contract because he’s been photographed apparently smoking marijuana. While hypocrisy is hardly rare in American life, this struck many as a particularly egregious example.

It’s causing thousands of Americans to swear off Rice Krispies and other Kellogg’s products. A boycott endorsed by the Marijuana Policy Project, Drug Policy Alliance, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and others was launched in February.

“Michael’s most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg,” a company spokesperson told Ad Age.

Bear in mind that in 2004, Phelps pleaded guilty to drunk driving. But apparently that offense — also illegal, and it actually might have resulted in someone being hurt or killed — was not an issue for Kellogg’s.

As of this writing, baseball star Alex Rodriguez had not lost any of his endorsement deals even after admitting use of banned steroids -- an overt attempt to cheat at his chosen sport.

That athletes drink is hardly news. If Phelps had been photographed hoisting a beer, no one would have said a word. Yet, there is simply no question that if one wants to relax with a mood-altering substance, cannabis is far safer than alcohol.

Alcohol is more addictive. According to the Institute of Medicine, 15 percent of those who ever drink become dependent on alcohol; for cannabis, it’s said to be nine percent (and for tobacco, 32 percent).

Alcohol is massively more toxic. Every year, people die from alcohol overdoses, too often in college drinking parties and the like. And the chronic effects of heavy alcohol use, like liver damage, kill thousands upon thousands more. There has never been a medically documented cannabis overdose fatality, and the chronic effects of even heavy cannabis use are relatively mild and decidedly non-lethal.

Unlike cannabis, alcohol tends to make users reckless, aggressive and violent. As a review in the journal Addictive Behaviors explained, “Alcohol is clearly the drug with the most evidence to support a direct intoxication-violence relationship. ... Cannabis reduces the likelihood of violence during intoxication...”

So a boycott is on. The reaction to MPP’s initial email alert about it was huge.

Realistically, boycotts are hard to pull off, and many more fizzle out than succeed. But cannabis consumers are a huge market: According to federal surveys, 100 million Americans acknowledge having used it, and nearly 15 million admit using it in the past month. And millions more who don’t use cannabis agree that prohibition is irrational and far more dangerous than cannabis itself.

If that sleeping giant has been awakened, it could get interesting; and Phelps could find new products to endorse.

* Mirken is director of communications for MPP , mpp.org

And Phelps was flayful with his peeler.

"And a capital part for olympics to ply at. Steadyon,
Cooloosus! Mind your stride or you'll knock. While I'm dodging
the dustbins. --J.J, FW, Page 625.



And Phelps was flayful with his
peeler. But his phizz fell. -- http://mv.lycaeum.org/Finnegan/viewpage.cgi?page=67&like=phelps

"Forgivemequick, I'm going! Bubye! And you,
pluck your watch, forgetmenot. Your evenlode. So save to
jurna's end! My sights are swimming thicker on me by the
shadows to this place. I sow home slowly now by own way,
moyvalley way. -- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, Page 215.

Phelps with a BONG eating cereal

"he would mac
siccar of inket goodsforetombed ereshiningem of light turkling
eitheranny of thuncle's windopes. -- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake. Page 586.

The newspuss might take a deep breath and put on they're thinking suits! IMHO The invasion of privacy and breaking of trust bonds between human beings, like those broken when some snitch sent a happy pic' of someone smoking a bong to the Vulture Press, (News of the world or any other tabloid corpsemanews) the breaking of friendship and trust bonds, behind one's back, dirty crooked trickery, a friendship double-cross, running to the NEWSPUSS. Shame on whomever was involved in the SNITCH PHOTO and world distribution of the PHELPS SNITCH BONG have missed most newspussys attension - maybe because they thrive on SNITCH photos, on the PUBLIC turning INN their freids to make a buck or, maybe do they're job? as a paid TOOL of the government. A RAT! Set up so as to be able to deliver more FAITH BASED propaganda and lies in the puss' media, solutions to BONG ADDICTion problems, and force the poor individual, dupe-or-not, into fitting they're media friendly image - like ELVIS when he met NOXIN to please cointlpro.

The fact that there are POSITIVE attributes to both swimming and smoking BONGS has also missed the attension of the major newspuss, who dwell on the CORPORATE SPONSOR's mouth pieces and International Olympic Authorities and Government robots. Not a word of language that swims itself, not a joke! As thousands swim around the Kelloggs breakfast table, Phelps with a BONG eating cereal - laughing out loud! Good Morning America!

The crushing weight of the NON-SENSE and paradoxical LAWS concerning SOME drugs has also been overlooked. That smoking Marijuana does not violate the DOPING laws remains a mystery, like the transbutation. It highlights the situation we're in, where governing authorities and often faith-based initiatives discriminate DRUGS according to THEY'RE charters, law books, illogic and limited data.

"Enough is enough," said Evan Morgenstein, who represents a large number of Olympic swimmers. "The penalty is far greater than the crime. He has said he is sorry. Let's move on to the real problems in this country."

The REAL problems might be the multi Billion dollar wars on some people who use some drugs based on faith based research and policy! The paradox of HUMAN performance enhancing technology - chemical engineering and even nanotechnologically enhanced hardware engineering has lost all its meaning, in light of fact that MARIJUANA, and LSD do not violate the OLYMPIC Doping laws.



The word DOPEY often gets - put on - the laid back and cool characters who may or may not smoke Marijuana - but DOPEY thinking should be equated with faith-based logic. Where the bare lies SHINE through. Where SOME PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY LIKE. And others have to abide and OBEY! or go to jail, receive fines or an infinite public humiliation at the behest of the newspuss. The redctionist and religiously impregnated LAWS against Marijuana legalization seem DOPEY laws. Not fully thought through. Unchecked and badly researched. Most authorities ignore the science based research of their own scientists in favour of a more morally satisfactory policy. To Look tuff on crime to the rest of the IRON Administrations - and punish deviation from the work-consume-die program. Constantly belittling and punishing those who choose to modify they're own nervous system using they're own compounds of choice - for the purposes of scientific research, healing knowledge and/or FUN! And entertainment, an alternative to the TV Paperpuss and WEB SPAM DUMB SNITCH corporate mediasphere. I am not suggesting that all psychoactive compounds are the way, not at all, just whatever compounds you wish to use for your daily life experiences and interactions! Its a basic question of freedoms to interact with nature and all her compounds, that coffee, tea, sugar, heroin, chocolate, marijuana and mushrooms are categroized differently by faith based prohibisionists does not seperate them from they're effects as STIMULANTS and Consciousness change agents.

"So this was the dope that woolied the cad that kinked the
ruck that noised the rape that tried the sap that hugged the mort?
-- That legged in the hoax that joke bilked. -- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, Page 511.

It seems that what we are talking about is STates of Consciousness and how the government wants to modify certain - states, by monopolizing the means to reach them - drugs. On-top of this we have the psychological attack upon these alternate states, that are really to do with dose - opposed to the particular DRUG itself. Low dose medicinal, medium dose euphoric and high dose visionary goes for the psychedelic-like compounds - or entheogens, but alchohol and Miarijuana also tend to follow the dose rule. The newspuss avoids these pragmatic ideas like the plague, and as we all know, most sresearch done with the more powerful compounds has been banned and haulted for everyone, except maybe Darpa and some other secret intelligence R&D operations that abuse DRUGS and Nanotechnology to create sythetic secret poisons and killingry & confusion compounds. Such hypocrisy - see the CIA's and MI5's use of LSD on the vulnerable and it's interest in cocaine and Heroin pushing around the world.

Michael Phelps could spearehead the new Marijuana movement - where atheletes, intellectuals, lawyers, doctors and statespeople come out and openly sing the praises of the HERB, and start to help loosening up this tight nightmare trip hanging over the world, enforced by the DEA, the FDA, the U.N. and the many tentacles of the worlds organized prohibitionist cults of non-sense and faith-based illogic.

"And they pled him beheighten the firing. Dope.
Maltomeetim, alltomatetam, when a tale tarries shome shunter
shove on. -- J.J, FW. 336.

However you break it down, Phelps is probably the greatest swimmer of the 21st century, and that he smokes Marijuana - and is not known for BOOZING on alchohol, or sniffing the CIA's manchurian powder, or using any of the BUSH administration's own Ritalin and Prozac drugs - pushed upon an entire nation like the way Crack was flooded into the mostly Black Ghetto's of the U.S in the 1960 & 70's. NO. Phelps smokes the weed. Take heed though. Don't be surprised if PHELPS now speareheads the ANTI-Marijuana movement of the perfect - god like - clean OLYMPIADS. Who only use nano-technology for they're swim-suits, not for they're THINK-SUITS.

"Phelps has acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment." He didn't dispute the authenticity of the photo, reportedly taken at a house party while Phelps was visiting Columbia, S.C., in November during an extended break from training." -- fox NEWS SUCKS.

Michael Phelps' and the GOLDEN BONG

It seems world record breaking atheletes like to get high! Respect to Mr. Phelps, and shame on the media vultures, moralists and propagandists who thrust an individuals private interests into the shitsphere of the news spinners. I think Phelps should keep his psition and work with the pro-marijuana groups to forward the American anti-prohibition movement and bring the big sponsors on board. Michael is welcome to come and blaze with me in Amsterdam anytime. Just email flyagaric23@googlemail.com

Go on, dive in.

--fly

Some varying feedback from the newspuss...

Like Most 23-Year-Olds, Phelps Smokes Weed
Monday, February 02, 2009
Posted By Dave "Large" Larzelere 1:00 PM
The rampant hypocrisy about marijuana use in this country, and seemingly the world over, never ceases to amaze me. My generation was raised by parents who came of age in the 1960’s, when pot use first became common amongst young people, and the generation that is now in its 20’s grew up with parents who came of age in the 70’s. The 70’s! In the 70’s, smoking pot was taking it easy after a long night of tooting it up at the disco. I mean, does anyone out there who is old enough to remember the 70’s ... actually remember the 70’s? No. You know why? Cause they were high. -- like_most_23-year-olds,_phelps_smokes_weed

"Michael Phelps' Image Takes a Hit After Marijuana Photo Surfaces

Monday, February 02, 2009
By Joshua Rhett Miller

Aug. 17, 2008: Michael Phelps displays his eighth gold medal after the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Michael Phelps took a big hit — and now his wallet could take a big hit, too.

A photo of Phelps smoking marijuana out of a bong at a party in November has brought his endorsement career to a crossroads, marketing experts say. And the megabucks that were flowing in could soon go down the drain unless America's superstar swimmer, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games, changes his ways.

"It's certainly not good and it’s a disaster in terms of the near future," said Robert Tuchman, president of Premiere Corporate Events, a sports entertainment firm. "He's very unlikely to have new sponsors come on board and endorse him. And there's the potential for other sponsors to pull the plug on him, using this is an opportunity. He's going to take a big hit on this."
-- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486809,00.html

"Key sponsors back Phelps after marijuana photo
By ROB HARRIS

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Two of Michael Phelps' leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed in a British newspaper inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega termed Phelps' actions a private matter and "nonissue." Swim wear manufacturer Speedo called the 23-year-old American a "valued member of the Speedo team." -- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSNSkEqTfEwLtGUKqGt4O_9zbY2gD963LEP80

"IOC accepts Phelps' apology for marijuana photo

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee expressed confidence Monday that Michael Phelps will learn from his "inappropriate behavior" and continue to serve as a role model after a British newspaper published a photo of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics, apologized and acknowledged "regrettable behavior" after the picture was published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World. - googlenews