Martina Navratilova claims jailed-for-drugs WNBA star Brittney Griner is “a total puppet” in US-Russia diplomatic war

Martina Navratilova claims jailed-for-drugs WNBA star Brittney Griner is “a total puppet” in US-Russia diplomatic war

Martina Navratilova (L) and Brittney Griner (R)

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been an active supporter of the recent decision by the Biden administration to free millions of prisoners who were detained for possession of weed.

Now, when it came to the news of WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia after she was found carrying cannabis oil (which is also used medically to treat pain), Navratilova made sure she condemned the actions of the Russian authorities by calling her nine-year jail sentence an absolute farce. According to Navratilova, Grinner was just made a puppet in the Russia-US diplomatic war.

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As per common knowledge, cannabis is illegal in Russia and carrying up to less than 6 grams of cannabis or two grams of hash is an offence that can land you in jail for up to 15 days.

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However, from reports at the time (in February), Griner was only found carrying less than a gram of hash and then in August, she was jailed as per the decision of a Russian court for nine years!

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Martina Navratilova mocks a journalist who continues to believe US gun crimes are increasing because of liberal weed policy!

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Martina Navratilova

Navratilova recently criticized Fox News TV host and legal marijuana critic Laura Ingraham for doing the same “bulls**t” stories even as US President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of weed offenders in the country.

Ingraham is notorious for once suggesting that marijuana use was a greater problem than gun abuse in the United States and the two issues were co-related.

There are talks in the United States of further legalizing marijuana and a reformation in the law to ensure that possession of weed is no longer a crime. Some people are against the move but there is also plenty of support for such a revolution. However, 18-time Grand Slam champion Navratilova clearly seems to be in favor of the reformation considering the tweet below.

After her retirement, Navratilova has become quite active on social media as she is often seen speaking up on many social issues.

There have been many incidents that Navratilova has spoken up on. She is quite vociferous as a social activist and the tennis legend often takes a stand against what she thinks is wrong. She is never shy of voicing her opinion and this has gained her a lot of respect amongst fans but naturally, it comes with a lot of backlash as well.

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