Brittney Griner Cancels Speech At Women Grow Leadership Summit After Discovering Threatening Message In Hotel Room

WNBA star Brittney Griner canceled her appearance at the Women Grow Leadership Summit after receiving a threatening message in her hotel ahead of her appearance.

Brittney was previously incarcerated in Russia over possession of marijuana and was set to be a keynote speaker at the event.

Women Grow CEO Chanda Macias provided this statement about the incident:

“Women Grow and our community are under attack in an effort to disrupt, intimidate, and silence us. This is not just a threat against one person—it is a threat against all of us. This is unacceptable.”

Brittney Griner arrived to be with us but felt unsafe because of threatening objects and words left inside her hotel room. For her safety, she chose to return home.

The Gaylord [hotel] has assured us that the conference and its guests are safe; they have represented that the threat at issue was a meme joke left by a prior guest and unfortunately missed by cleaning staff,” she said. “Regardless of whether this was a targeted attack or an unfortunate coincidence, the entire Women Grow community and I wholeheartedly support Brittney’s decision and stand with her at this time.

Attacking women for coming together to lead and create change will not stop us. We are actively working with the venue and authorities to investigate how this happened and hold those responsible accountable. The safety of every woman at this conference remains our top priority.  Women Grow was founded on the belief that women should be able to lead without fear or intimidation. Our commitment to empowering women in cannabis is stronger than ever. We will not be silenced. We will continue on.”

Source: Ganjaprenuer