My latest for Cannabis Now Magazine... a look at the politics and ethics of trading personal-possession cannabis defendant and good-vibes liberation icon #BrittneyGriner for #DeathMerchant #ViktorBout. Yes, Bout is a baddie, but GOP exploitation of the issue (as they connive with Putin in bottlenecking Ukraine aid!) is ultra-cynical. Meanwhile, there are thousands of "wrongfully detained" #cannabis defendants here in the USA. Lest we forget. https://cannabisnow.com/even-free-brittney-griner-remains-a-political-pawn/
Even Free, Brittney Griner Remains a Political Pawn

It’s a fairly open secret that Brittney Griner was Putin’s geopolitical pawn when she was in Russian detention for nine months on a minor cannabis charge. But due to the GOP’s blame-first strategy, Griner remains a target even now.

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