The White House announced Tuesday the release of Marc Fogel, an American school teacher who was arrested in Russia in August of 2021.
Fogel was detained after Russian officials at Sheremetyevo Airport found roughly half an ounce of legally prescribed medical marijuana in his luggage. The following year, a Russian court convicted him of drug trafficking and sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
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