Brittney Griner's Lawyer Says Client Prescribed Cannabis For Medical Use

The lawyer for the basketball player told the judge that she was prescribed cannabis for medical reasons, the same substance she was caught carrying.

The attending physician gave the recommendation for the use of medical cannabis, according to Maria Blagovolina.

She said that the permission was given by the Arizona Department of Health.

The tests submitted to the court showed that the hooper didn't have a banned substance in her system.

A photo of her wife, Cherelle, was brought to the court last week.

She told the judge that it wasn't her intent to break the law and that she forgot about the cannabis.

According to reps for the Phoenix Mercury star, they're hoping her guilty plea will lead to her being freed from Russian custody.

Although she plead guilty at last week's court hearing, Russia's justice system is different from the US's, so the trial is to go through the beginning of August.

The next hearing is on July 26th.