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Maureen Meehan

Senators Rubio, Manchin, Casey & Six More Urge State Dept. To Classify Marc Fogel 'Wrongfully Detained' In Russia For Cannabis

A coalition of bipartisan senators is calling on the State Department to reclassify another U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia for medical marijuana as “wrongfully detained.” 

The letter, led by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), argues that Marc Fogel who previously worked at the U.S. embassy in Moscow is facing a “disproportionate 14-year sentence” over possessing less than an ounce of cannabis.

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