Tag: Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner Is Finally Free

Written by Johnny Green on December 11, 2022. Posted in Entertainment, Policy.

International basketball superstar Brittney Griner is finally free and officially home in the United States after a ten month long saga in Russia. Back in February Brittney Griner, who plays basketball...

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Will Brittney Griner Get A Fair Appeal To Her Cannabis Possession Conviction?

Written by Johnny Green on October 11, 2022. Posted in Entertainment, Policy.

Back in February of this year international basketball superstar Brittney Griner was arrested at an airport in Russia for cannabis possession. The arrest apparently involved a personal amount of vape...

Brittney Griner Sentenced To Over 9 Years Hard Labour For Cannabis Possession In Russia

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 15, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The WNBA star, arrested at the airport in February with less than a gram of cannabis oil, is bringing global attention to the issue of continued cannabis criminalization Just one week before Russia...

Cannabis Prohibition Is An Inhumane Governing Policy Everywhere That It Exists

Written by Johnny Green on August 7, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Various arguments and talking points are offered up by cannabis prohibitions to ‘justify’ keeping cannabis prohibition policies in place, however, none of them outweigh the harms of cannabis...

The Bleeding Edge Of International Cannabis Reform Is Being Forged By Women

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 11, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Women are on the front lines of the war to legalize cannabis – and paying a heavy price There are two high-profile cannabis cases right now that are making global headlines. Both of them involve...

Cannabis Related Political Prisoner? The Brittney Griner Case Goes To Court

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 4, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The two-time Gold Medallist faces up to 10 years in prison for possession of less than 1 gram of cannabis. Critics are crying foul – calling this a trumped-up political case to swap prisoners The...

Effort To Free Brittney Griner Receives A Boost

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Entertainment, Policy.

The WNBA has officially started its 2022 season. Unfortunately, one of the league’s biggest superstars, Olympic champion Brittney Griner, will not be playing, at least not any time soon. Brittney...

What Is Being Done To Free Brittney Griner?

Written by Johnny Green on March 21, 2022. Posted in Politics.

“Britney Griner: The ‘Tom Brady of women’s basketball’ has vanished”. That is what BBC World News tweeted on March 15th in regards to international basketball legend Brittney...

Brittney Griner’s Arrest Highlights Harms Of Russia Cannabis Prohibition

Written by Johnny Green on March 6, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Unless you have been living under a rock then you likely heard the news that WNBA star Brittney Griner was recently arrested for cannabis possession in Russia. According to ESPN, “Griner is being...