SocietyRussian emigrants thought marijuana use was safe in Georgia. Now some face years behind bars.
Georgia effectively allowed legal marijuana use from 2018, but authorities tightened drug laws in 2025. In the first nine months of 2026, prosecutors registered more than 200 drug-related crimes by Russian citizens. Russian emigrant Masha Ova is serving a two-year sentence in a women’s prison in Rustavi for aiding distribution; her lawyer says police found marijuana and scales bearing traces of narcotics at her home.
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Russian emigrants thought marijuana use was safe in Georgia. Now some face years behind bars.
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