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ForgoTheConsequence

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33. A+

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #32)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 12:05 PM

Mar 2022

Until we get a statement from Griner herself (on home soil, not coerced) people should reserve judgment.

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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