Russian Court Rejects Griner's Appeal Of 9-Year Prison Sentence

The court ruled Tuesday to uphold WNBA star Brittney Griner's sentence for having cannabis oil vape cartridges in her luggage at a Moscow airport.

A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal.

Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.

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