In a letter to US President Biden, two-time Olympic medalist Brittney Griner has appealed for help. Griner, a US citizen, is being detained by Russia on one count of possession of cannabis oil. She has been imprisoned for more than 4 months, and could be jailed for up to ten years for the charge. Griner has written that she is ‘terrified that I might be (in Russian jail) forever’.
The media in the West have taken a low-key approach in reporting Griner’s ordeal. That’s understandable: The more we show that we care, the harder it will be to negotiate for her release.
But we really need to be in-the-know: We could be vaping cannabis oil for recreation anywhere in Canada and in many parts of the US, but we must not carry any pot with us when we travel to most places in Asia – imagine up to 10 years in a Russian prison! In 2015 Jacky Chan’s son, Jaycee Chan, was also jailed for 6 months in China for a marijuana offence. Jaycee’s career in show biz has been on a halt since then, as China is still banning his work from being aired.
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