Griner pleaded guilty Thursday but said she did not intend to violate Russia's laws. Russian officials ... and more states have chosen to legalize marijuana, federal cannabis arrests – which ...

“Russian drug laws are draconian,” Firestone told USA ... an athlete may be carrying when traveling to a place that is not marijuana-friendly, Firestone said. Flying domestically with ...

In Russia, marijuana is illegal for recreational and ... Griner's arrest is just an example of Russia enforcing its drug laws among travelers. U.S. Cannabis Council CEO Steven Hawkins said in ...

Griner, who pleaded guilty to the charges, said she did not intend to break Russian law, and that her parents ... where medical marijuana is legal. A prosecutor, Nikolai Vlasenko, argued that ...

In Russia, possessing less than seven ... in which case the penalties would depend on the law in the destination state. Marijuana possession penalties vary widely from state to state.

But Russia is not the only nation with strict, and sometimes problematic, drug laws. Although marijuana is legalised in 19 American states, there are others such as Mississippi and Louisiana where ...

Griner highlighted points previously made by her defense, most notably that she had unintentionally broken Russian law and the hash ... the benefits of medical marijuana outweigh those — and ...

Law enforcement reportedly flagged Karelina ... The post Marc Fogel, Who Was Imprisoned in Russia for Having Medical Marijuana, Is Freed appeared first on Reason.com.

“It is really important to understand the state laws when you cross borders ... a physician’s recommendation for marijuana, her lawyers argued in Russian court. But specifically for athletes ...

An American teacher who was arrested in Russia in 2021 after he was found with 0.6 ounces of medical marijuana ... a decade in a Russian prison after law enforcement found hash oil in her luggage.