An American Israeli woman who formerly served 10 months in Russian prisons after entering the country with a small amount of cannabis has spoken publicly about her case for the first time. — via TheGrowthOp brittneygriner cannabiscommunity
She had about nine grams of cannabis in her possession and recalled feeling her heart sink when a Russian airport official discovered a small plastic bag tucked inside a fanny pack.
She was later sentenced to 7.5 years in prison but was released after 10 months following a pardon from President Vladimir Putin. Issachar said she believes she was “hands down” a political pawn as tensions escalated between Putin and then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, perLike Issachar, Griner’s case occurs at a particularly tense time in the relationship between U.S. and Russia.
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