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Post by Drifter on Dec 10, 2022 23:55:57 GMT -5
The Other American Jailed in Russia on Marijuana ChargesThe case of 61-year-old Marc Fogel has eerie parallels to that of Brittney Griner. But there’s little sign Fogel will be released any time soon. Fogel’s case bears a striking similarity to Griner’s, which has captured national headlines since the WNBA star was detained in Russia in February 2022. Like Griner, Fogel — a 61-year-old history teacher from Pennsylvania who lived in Russia while teaching at the Anglo-American School in Moscow — was taken into custody by Russian authorities in August 2021 after customs officials at a Russian airport discovered around half an ounce of medical marijuana stashed in his luggage. The drugs had been prescribed to him by doctors in the U.S. to help treat chronic pain stemming from a series of injuries and operations, but Fogel’s reasons didn’t matter. Ten months later, in June 2022, a Russian court convicted him of drug trafficking charges and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. In October, Fogel was transferred from a Moscow detention center to one of Russia’s notorious penal colonies, where he is slated to serve the remainder of his sentence. Read more here.
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Post by helen on Dec 11, 2022 11:27:21 GMT -5
Best advice for international travel - know the rules before you go and don't break 'em. Painful way to learn that American 'freedom' stops at the border.
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Post by tnthomas on Dec 11, 2022 11:40:36 GMT -5
Travel to a hostile totalitarian country is risky enough for an American. I personally wouldn't chance bringing medical MJ across state lines from one state where it's legal to another where legal, as "interstate" matters still have Federal jurisdiction, which still holds MJ to be a controlled substance.
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