Pot Lobby Highlights Russia Arrest to Push for U.S. Reform

Brittney Griner

Photographer: Mike Mattina/Getty Images North America

Welcome to my weekly newsletter that chronicles the cannabis and psychedelics industries. What’s Russia got to do with cannabis? A lot, actually.

The cannabis industry went to Washington last week with the argument that Russia’s detention of American professional basketball player Brittney Griner is yet another reason to reform federal cannabis law.