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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,219 posts) Sat Mar 5, 2022, 02:13 PM Mar 2022

WNBA's Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges [View all]

Source: AP

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges.

The Russian Customs Service said Saturday that the cartridges were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The customs service identified the person arrested as a player for the U.S. women’s team and did not specify the date of her arrest. Russian media reported the player was Griner, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, did not dispute those reports.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-entertainment-sports-moscow-brittney-griner-7b2cfe5f9726c8620251e85ad5aa6bc9

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WNBA's Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2022 OP

Luckily that did not happen this month... Kittycatkat Mar 2022 #1

she is still being detained. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2022 #2

How very terrifying. Hopefully Biden will do a prisoner swap to get all Americans out of Russia. Kittycatkat Mar 2022 #5

What prisoners does the U.S. have to swap for? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #18

I'm pretty there are plenty of Russians in American prisons. Let Putin pick. Kittycatkat Mar 2022 #19

10 Years For Cannabis Oil Vape? GB_RN Mar 2022 #3

Another good reason to never, ever travel to countries controlled by a totalitarian regime. nt yaesu Mar 2022 #7

Yeah. GB_RN Mar 2022 #14

Always be familiar with the laws and customs of where you're going. Igel Mar 2022 #27

Whoever did not do their job putting fear of "gawd" in those traveling regions like Russia, hlthe2b Mar 2022 #8

If The WNBA Didn't Do An "Educational Service"... GB_RN Mar 2022 #15

It isn't the WNBA, Griner plays for a team in Russian Premier League during the winter. PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #17

I wonder if this was reported last month or was this being hushed up for some reason yaesu Mar 2022 #4

I have sympathy for her situation, but ToxMarz Mar 2022 #6

+100 n/t Peregrine Took Mar 2022 #9

There was a time in the US, post 1952, when a first-offense marijuana possession carried a minimum yaesu Mar 2022 #11

Ramping Nixon's War On Drugs... GB_RN Mar 2022 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author muriel_volestrangler Mar 2022 #28

I've flown with vape carts domestically Dopers_Greed Mar 2022 #10

Flew With One For A Friend... GB_RN Mar 2022 #13

I take gummies to sleep in the US r�is�n_dubh Mar 2022 #31

Are any other Americans playing on Russian teams? Any team, any sport? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #16

Inopportune time to be playing on a Russian team and Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #20

We should hold some Russian spies to trade for Brittney LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #21

Do we really want to trade a Russian employee for a Russian employee? Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #24

Tucker Carlson. Mawspam2 Mar 2022 #26

Very stupid of any American to be carrying anything related to cannabis in a country like Russia. Martin68 Mar 2022 #22

"Oil derived from Cannabis" sounds like the CDB oil they advertise like crazy here. mackdaddy Mar 2022 #23

Other articles refer to it as hashish. LisaL Mar 2022 #25

My Understanding Is That CBD Is Usually Derived From Hemp. GB_RN Mar 2022 #29

Who the hell would seek getting a drug "high" in a place run by machine heads? oasis Mar 2022 #30

Lotta people on this thread taking the word of the Russian Customs Service at face value. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #32

A+ ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2022 #33