Everything to know about Brittney Griner's case in Russia.
for medical and recreational use in parts of the U.S. has no bearing on what happens in Russia.
It is unclear how much longer Brittney's trial will last, but a court has authorized her detention until Dec. 20.Brittney's efense team presented additional evidence to support their position that the basketball player brought cannabis-infused oil cartridges to Russia by accident. They presented negative drug tests, and a drug expert testified that frequent marijuana users would continue testing positive long after the last use.
Boykov added that"given the number of extenuating circumstances" in Griner's case, they expect"a pretty lenient verdict." During her testimony, the Phoenix Mercury player described making a grueling 13-hour flight to Moscow from Arizona while recovering from COVID-19. Brittney said she still does know how the cannabis oil, for which she had a doctor's recommendation, ended up in her bag, but explained she had packed in haste while under great stress.
"No, my rights were not explained to me. Nobody explained anything to me," Brittney said."There was a woman there who said that she is a translator, but she only translated words like, 'name, signature.'"
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