A college student from New York City was arrested and is being held in Russia for allegedly possessing a few grams of medical marijuana, authorities said.
Audrey Eliza Lorber had 19.05 grams, about two-thirds of an ounce, of cannabis in her belongings when she was searched at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, according to a statement by the St. Petersburg court system.Authorities said Lorber's contraband was for medicinal purposes but that the"patent for marijuana use in a medical program issued in the United States that the accused carried with her does not apply to the territory of the Russian Federation," according to the St.
A woman who picked up the phone listed for Lorber's Staten Island home declined to comment on Monday.Rima Abdelkader is a reporter and producer for NBC News, covering national and international news.
Maybe she should pay the consequences for being so damn stupid? Who takes their medical marijuana to another country?
Why can’t they just send her home?
good! lock her up for life! Russia dont play around with no dopers and we shoul'dnt either!
Her next stop is Yemen. After that she plans to hit Arabia and then fly right to the Congo.
Pretty dumb to take it to any other country especially somewhere like Russia
She should know better.
Millions of people have been held in the United States for allegedly possessing marijuana! Marijuana has ALWAYS been medical!
Nicochan33 Why would you be so stupid.
this will not end well pot is illegal in Russia
New Yorker really we do have states in us where pot smoking is legal.
People like to think that their rights follow them between legal jurisdictions. What might be OK in one place might get you locked up in another it’s her responsibility to know and follow the local laws.
Was she arrested for stupidity? Who in their right mind would take medical marijuana on a trip to Russia?
“...no American citizen should be held in jail for a medical condition...” - Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y. So the Dems want people to disregard other countries’ laws in addition to this of the USA. How arrogant can a “leader” possibly be?
Either way, she was stupid....imo.