Controversy follows.
Yesterday it was announced that Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s premier stars, had received a nine-year sentence over the charge that she smuggled drugs into Russia. Griner, who was detained upon entering Sheremetyevo airport outside of Moscow on February 7th of this year when vape cartridges containing hash oil was discovered in her luggage. Mere weeks later, Russia invaded Ukraine throwing the whole business into much disarray, Griner becoming pawn in new cold-ish war etc.
Well, days ago the Phoenix Mercury center received her official sentence. Nine years in a penal colony for drug smuggling. Reaction, from celebrities and notable personalities from across the political spectrum was swift and universally damning of the severe punishment.
United States President Joe Biden declared, “Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney.”
US Basketball released a statement reading, “We continue to support BG however we can and remain engaged with the U.S. State Department as it works diligently to being her home. The bravery Brittney is demonstrating in the face of these unimaginable circumstances speaks to the person she is and the strength she possesses. We will not be satisfied until BG is back in the U.S. and reunited with her loved ones, teammates and fans.”
Popular podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan added, “This is some really horrible shit. I hope some sort of a deal can be made to get her out, and I hope this makes us look at our own policies here in America where thousands of people are in jail for cannabis right now.”
To which the world’s most important surfer Kelly Slater responded, “Imagine plants being illegal. Horrible situation for her and also plenty of Americans. Hopefully her situation will effect change everywhere.”
Slater’s boldly pro-plant stance was applauded by many but lightly questioned by a surprising number.
@rena_lapres informed the 11x professional surfing champion “coke comes from a plant and is illegal.
@henerlyhendo added, “same with opium.”
@Ohkaygomez stretched with, “beer comes from a flower and wheat but it’s illegal to drive drunk.”
Slater, at time of writing, is yet to respond to his critics though where do you fall, here?
Should all plants be legal?
Food for thought.
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Watched a video recapping here rise in basketball, YES she has a deep voice
cocaine , opiates and the hops that make beer do come from a plant but it has a process that turns plant matter into cocaine hermon n alcohol ! Marijuana on the other hand doesn’t need to be processed just dried n smoked ! if you let nature take it course with the Marijuana plant you can pick the buds off the plant after the plants died and viola dried buds, so comparing Marijuana plants to the above mentioned plants is pretty fucking lame!
hash/hash oil/Red Honey oil, all a derivative of processing Marijuana plants …..
I gotta get covid first.
Ive really tried but no cigar
“Sex and drugs and Rock’n’Roll, is all my brain and body needs” -in ’78, that was one of my daily anthems.
I was a punk in ’78…. cut my hair off, self styled and we had the Masque in Hwood as our trolling spot. If you had a beef in the lineup at Kiddie Bowl, you could take care of biz in the club.
had advised the son to stay away from mosch pits…’96…he was reluctant for a sushi dinner, then took him to see Robin Trower…
iconic song and if all you do is business you don’t like….
we have an illusion of choice, but both sides bow to the Federal Reserve.
Remember looking at the guy to my right holding the machine gun. He wore a uniform, but his shirt was untucked and he was wearing tennis shoes.
Then glanced at the passenger side of the hillside and there were two guys in a turret looking down at me, not aiming, but holding. Bunch of fellas to my left. I had 40. for dinner that went to freedom. I don’t go down that road to Acapulco anymore although the sand banks at this one stop are pretty much perfect.
only place I have ever paid for freedom. and I didn’t do anything wrong except drive on the highway after dark.
they couldn’t handle it, you know that….
Ouch.
So fucking humid here it feels like monsoon season anyway.
Sounds hard to imagine…. If I could throw my phone in the ocean I would. Yours too.
Just for you Gorilla….
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
fan fare for the masses…punched go and now am switching over to….to watch marzos 10…might lose ya…
no invitation for the hippy? the guy with 3 names and chas though? hmmm….
only in your second home does that work….
Is sensitiveseashellcollector someone from round here? He could definitely be guest editor for an article or two.
Made me think of that guy Bert – the one painting those surf-ironic stencils. Got silenced by the powers that be?
bert’s not here! call BG collect…or leave a message here, and there, and everywhere…
Heroin is plants
Food (with drugs in it) for thought.
puzzled again…up or down vote.?…24 hour deliberation…stay tuned…
verdict?
go fungus
Puzzled a Dane.
I remember Bummer George from Kauai bringing dope into Bali. He eventually got caught in Gland with 80gms of dope and Bobby Radassa who owned the camp somehow got him out. I have know doubt people were paid off. If you bring in drugs to a country you have to realise the consequences.