But medical marijuana is illegal in Russia. Griner, who played with UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA’s off-season, received a prescription from her doctor in Arizona to use medical marijuana to treat pain. On that date, one day shy of Griner’s 31st birthday, the Chicago Sky defeated the Mercury to win the WNBA finals in four games.Įxactly four months later, Russian police arrested Griner in Moscow after customs officials found cannabis oil in her vaping cartridges. Though she’d played in an exhibition loss to the Sparks in Phoenix on 12 May, Griner’s appearance in the season opener marked her first meaningful game since 17 October 2021.
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