All posts tagged "Russia"
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Politics
Even Free, Brittney Griner Remains a Political Pawn
December 19, 2022It’s a fairly open secret that Brittney Griner was Putin’s geopolitical pawn when she was in...
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Economics
Who’s Funding Your Favorite Cannabis Company?
August 31, 2022Lost in the controversy over equity and minority participation in cannabis are questions over where Big...
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Current Events
Brittney Griner Trial Begins in Russia; Looks Like Political Show
July 5, 2022Basketball superstar and US Olympic gold-medalist Brittney Griner, held in a Russian jail since February, is...
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Current Events
Will Brittney Griner’s Cannabis Bust Become Putin’s Geopolitical Pawn?
March 16, 2022US basketball superstar, Olympic gold medalist and LGBTQ icon Brittney Griner was arrested at the Moscow...
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Politics
Cannabis and Ukraine: What Russia’s Invasion Means
March 3, 2022Ukraine has been thrust upon the center of the world stage, as Russia invades its sovereign...
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Politics
When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns
February 16, 2020The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...
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Politics
U.S. Student Held in Russian Jail For a Month Over Medical Marijuana Possession
September 3, 2019An American college student is currently locked in a 300-year-old Russian jail after attempting to exit...
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Politics
Russia Chastises Canada for Legalizing Marijuana
June 27, 2018While the U.S. government still hasn’t spoken about legalization in Canada, Russia has been critical.
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Politics
Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia
May 20, 2018A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...
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Politics
Cannabis Case Highlights Russian Human Rights Issues Ahead of World Cup
April 18, 2018With Moscow accused of all manner of sinister shenanigans on the global stage, calls are mounting...
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Politics
Is Sessions Out? AG Offers to Quit as Trump’s Russia Frustration Mounts
June 8, 2017Sessions leaving office, could mean good news for cannabis advocates.
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Cultivation
Cannabis Island Discovered in Black Sea
July 17, 2015Police have discovered a cannabis farm hidden on an artificial island in northeastern Crimea.
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