NY woman fined and released for bringing marijuana into Russia, court says

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A New York woman arrested in Russia on suspicion of possessing marijuana she claimed was medicinal has been released, a Russian court said in a statement.

Audrey Eliza Lorber was arrested on charges of transporting cannabis into Russia from the United States, after marijuana weighing about 19 grams was found during a search of her possessions at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport, courts press service representative Darya Lebedeva said last week.Nineteen grams is about two-thirds of an ounce.

— Rep. Max Rose September 7, 2019 The US State Department said at the time that it was aware a US citizen was arrested in St. Petersburg. "We take seriously our responsibility to assist US citizens abroad. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment," an official said in a statement to CNN. After the arrest, Lorber's mother declined to comment and asked for privacy.

 

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We all know if it was a black man from wherever he'd be on death row.

Didn’t she research the laws before going to Russia? How stupid!

Classic fat girl tinder pic - shoulder blades and up.

Good news - but it's staggeringly stupid to go into a country with a substance you know is probably illegal there without obtaining special permission. Just try bringing anti-histamines into Japan, for example.

Finally found the Russian... Good job FakeNewsCNN

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