MICHAEL PHELPS IN GOOD COMPANY

Packaged goods giant Kellogg announced today that it would not renew
its sponsorship contract with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps as
consequence of his being photographed smoking marijuana.

It's a strong statement by the company, particularly in historical
context: According to an October 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans
have smoked marijuana.

And users and advocates of the plant reportedly* have included the
following, several of whom are admired by Kellogg's customers:

Louisa May Alcott

Jennifer Aniston

Bing Crosby

Laura Bush

The Beatles

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Johnny Carson

President Bill Clinton

Johnny Depp

Harrison Ford

Bill Gates

President Andrew Jackson

President Thomas Jefferson

Steve Jobs

President John Kennedy

Stephen King

Ann Landers

President James Madison

Madonna

John Stuart Mill

President James Monroe

Mozart

Friedrich Nietzsche

Peggy Noonan

President Barack Obama

Sarah Palin

Governor George Pataki

Pablo Picasso

President Franklin Pierce

Brad Pitt

Oliver Sacks

Arnold Schwarzenegger

William Shakespeare

Barbra Streisand

George Soros

President Zachary Taylor

Queen Victoria

President George Washington

John Wayne

.and, according to an anonymous source, at least one other star
athlete.