Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months in Jail for Drug Possession in Romania
Wiz Khalifa (real name Cameron Thomaz) has been sentenced to nine months behind bars in Romania for illegal drug possession charges, according to The Associated Press.
The sentencing handed down by a Romanian court on Thursday (Dec. 18) comes over a year after Khalifa’s July 2024 performance at Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, where prosecutors alleged that Wiz smoked cannabis onstage and was caught in possession of more than 18 grams of marijuana.
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The ruling followed prosecutors’ appeal after a lower court originally slapped Khalifa with a criminal fine that equated to about $830, as prosecutors sought a harsher sentence.
Romania’s cannabis possession laws allow for a fine or sentencing ranging between three months to two years. The court’s new ruling is allegedly final.
The Pittsburgh native was stopped by police after his set at the Beach, Please! Festival in July 2024 after allegedly smoking cannabis onstage while performing his Snoop Dogg-assisted “Young, Wild & Free” hit.
Khalifa was released and apologized on X. “Last nights show was amazing. I didn’t mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up on stage,” he wrote at the time. “They were respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big ass joint next time.”
However, it’s unclear is Romania will seek U.S. extradition of the Taylor Gang rapper, since he’s not currently in Romania and is a U.S. citizen.
On the music side, Wiz Khalifa released the sequel to his classic 2010 mixtape with Kush + Orange Juice 2 arriving in April, which debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200.
Billboard has reached out to reps for Wiz Khalifa for comment.
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