Maria Blagovolina

Brittney Griner's legal team has filed an appeal against a Russian court's verdict sentencing the WNBA star to nine years in prison after being arrested for possession of a small amount of cannabis oil found in her suitcase, Griner's lawyer Maria Blagovolina told CNN on...

Once again, Russian prosecutors called a state narcotics expert who analyzed the cannabis oil found in Griner’s luggage when she was detained on February 17 at a Moscow airport where she was returning to finish the season with the women’s basketball team with whom Griner has...

Brittney Griner had her fifth court hearing on Tuesday in Russia over drug charges, with her lawyers arguing that she had used medical marijuana to ease pain from sports injuries, like many other professional international athletes, reported Reuters. WNBA star faces a possible jail sentence of...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the U.S. State Department after it described WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner's jailing on drug charges as “wrongful detention.” “That expression shows disrespect for Russian law,” expressed Zakharova. “...

Brittney Griner’s lawyer presented the Moscow court with a letter from an Arizona doctor recommending that the Olympic gold medalist use cannabis to treat pain and chronic injury, a Reuters journalist in the courtroom reported Friday at Griner's fourth court appearance. "...