russia Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/tag/russia/ USA Canada And Europe's International Cannabis Business Conference Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://internationalcbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-icbclogo_512_512-32x32.jpg russia Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/tag/russia/ 32 32 Brittney Griner Is Finally Free https://internationalcbc.com/brittney-griner-is-finally-free/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:17:49 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=51267 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 professionally in the United States and Russia, was arrested at a Moscow airport for allegedly possessing a personal amount of cannabis oil in one […]

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]]> Will Brittney Griner Get A Fair Appeal To Her Cannabis Possession Conviction? https://internationalcbc.com/will-brittney-griner-get-a-fair-appeal-to-her-cannabis-possession-conviction/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:52:18 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50897 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 pen cartridges that allegedly contained cannabis oil. Ultimately, Brittney Griner would plead guilty to the allegations, although many have speculated that the guilty plea was […]

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]]> Brittney Griner Sentenced To Over 9 Years Hard Labour For Cannabis Possession In Russia https://internationalcbc.com/brittney-griner-sentenced-to-over-9-years-hard-labour-for-cannabis-possession-in-russia/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:58:12 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50380 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 invaded Ukraine, Brittney Griner landed in Russia with the expectation of playing her next off-season. That hope was dashed almost as soon […]

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]]> Cannabis Prohibition Is An Inhumane Governing Policy Everywhere That It Exists https://internationalcbc.com/cannabis-prohibition-is-an-inhumane-governing-policy-everywhere-that-it-exists/ Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:24:08 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50301 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 prohibition. With news surfacing this week regarding WNBA star Brittney Griner’s lengthy prison sentence in Russia related to alleged possession of a cannabis vape cartridge, many cannabis […]

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]]> Cannabis Related Political Prisoner? The Brittney Griner Case Goes To Court https://internationalcbc.com/cannabis-related-political-prisoner-the-brittney-griner-case-goes-to-court/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:59:38 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=49978 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 cold war between the US and Russia may be hotter than it has been in decades over the Ukraine war. […]

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]]> What Is Being Done To Free Brittney Griner? https://internationalcbc.com/what-is-being-done-to-free-brittney-griner/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:42:28 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=48009 “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 Griner being detained in Russia. At the time of the tweet little was known about Brittney Griner’s situation other than she was arrested at a Moscow airport and […]

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]]> Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Criticizes Legalization In Other Countries https://internationalcbc.com/russias-deputy-foreign-minister-criticizes-legalization-in-other-countries/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:15:14 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=47954 Russia’s deputy foreign minister came out swinging this week against cannabis legalization in the Western Hemisphere: 🐀Deputy FM #Syromolotov: Legalization of free distribution of cannabis in the #US & #Canada is a matter of serious concern for us. It is worrisome that several Member States of the #EU are considering violating their drug control obligations. […]

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]]> Russian Authorities Propose Criminal Prosecution For Pro-Cannabis Online ‘Propaganda’ https://internationalcbc.com/russian-authorities-propose-criminal-prosecution-for-pro-cannabis-online-propaganda/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:56:38 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=42248 If you are a cannabis advocate and you spend any amount of time on social media platforms or browsing the internet, there is a good chance that you will come across a pro-cannabis meme, post, or article. Cannabis content is extremely popular right now, especially memes and videos, and a really engaging post can easily […]

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