American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. It's unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates. My administration will continue to work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue to bring Brittney and Paul Whelan home safely as soon as possible.

It would be interesting to know how Biden concluded that Griner was being wrongfully detained, especially given that she pled guilty to the offense. Was Biden suggesting that Griner was forced to plead guilty and, if so, why wouldn't he just come out and say that and provide his evidence?

Meanwhile, on June 23, LA Weekly published an article whose title pretty much says it all: "Federal Cannibis Arrests Jump 25% under Biden." The article stated:

After a dip during the peak of the pandemic in 2020, federal law enforcement agents and their partners arrested 25% more people for cannabis-related crimes in 2021, during the first year of the Biden Administration. But while a post-pandemic bump in arrests would have been fair to expect, the biggest jump in cannabis arrests in a decade was not. The nation's oldest cannabis reform organization NORML noted the 6,606 marijuana-related arrests in 2021 represented the most since the 8,500 arrested in 2011.

It's hard to get more hypocritical than that. It would be nice if Biden would explain why he feels that the Russian government is wrong to enforce its drug laws and why he feels that the U.S. government is right to enforce its drug laws.