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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
From what I've been able to read, a prison term of a few years is typical for this in Russia. Deportation is not considered sufficient by their legal system. It's almost certainly political that she got a longer sentence, but a slap on the wrist was never on the table really.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nabi-rcna37938
This women actually received a presidential pardon after spending less than a year in prison. Interestingly, the convicted Russian cyber criminal that was associated with her case was released last year which was a year before his time was up.
Russia Fines U.S. Student With Drug Possession Over Medical Marijuana - The Moscow Times
This woman was fined the equivalent of $230.
And then there is this interesting tidbit.
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Last year, organizers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia had said that foreign football fans would be allowed to bring medical marijuana and cocaine with prescriptions into the country during the championship.
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It seems that anything can be on the table if the system wants it to be.
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