9 years is way too much for such an "offense". We may disagree with this person politically but that is still too harsh. Neither in the US nor anywhere should this be happening to drug users, they're already at a disadvantage and aren't hurting anyone with their personal use. Let people take the drugs they want and destroy themselves, it is obvious Griner wanted to use it personally, not start some drug business.
You are conflating liberal US drug law/sentencing with Eastern European/Asianic drug law/sentencing.
Don't.
You should be stating this person should not have done a drug offense on foreign land. On foreign land you do a crime you do the foreign land time. Tawain, Singapore, India, China, Russia. It sucks to be her. She/he will have to embrace the suck.
9 years is way too much for such an "offense". We may disagree with this person politically but that is still too harsh. Neither in the US nor anywhere should this be happening to drug users, they're already at a disadvantage and aren't hurting anyone with their personal use. Let people take the drugs they want and destroy themselves, it is obvious Griner wanted to use it personally, not start some drug business.
You are conflating liberal US drug law/sentencing with Eastern European/Asianic drug law/sentencing.
Don't.
You should be stating this person should not have done a drug offense on foreign land. On foreign land you do a crime you do the foreign land time. Tawain, Singapore, India, China, Russia. It sucks to be her. She/he will have to embrace the suck.
You got to follow the laws of the Country you are visiting! Should have known better!