WNBA star Brittney Griner is expected to testify in a Russian courtroom on Wednesday as her attorneys lay out their case for leniency after she admitted to bringing cannabis oil into the country, multiple outlets reported.
She appeared in court Tuesday in Moscow as her lawyers presented the case that she used cannabis oil to relieve chronic pain, not for recreation. Her legal team has presented to the court statements from professionals attesting to her medicinal use.
Her defence team has told the court that Griner didn't intend to bring the cannabis oil into Russia, but rather she packed hurriedly and didn't realize it was in her luggage. U.S. officials contend Griner is being wrongfully detained as tensions between Moscow and Washington rise, in part because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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