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rapper Wiz Khalifa A court has sentenced him to nine months in jail for drug possession. romania,
The punishment comes more than a year after he performed at a music festival in the European country.
The rapper, whose real name is Cameron Djibril Thomaz, was stopped by Romanian police in July 2024 after allegedly smoking marijuana on stage. Beach please! Festival in Costinesti, a coastal resort in Constanta County.
Prosecutors said he was found to be in possession of more than 18 grams of cannabis and that he consumed some on stage.
According to Romania’s national news agency, Agerpress, the Constanta Court of Appeal handed down the sentence after Khalifa was found guilty of “possession of dangerous drugs without authorization for personal consumption”.
The decision is final.
The ruling came after a lower court in Constanta County in April imposed a criminal fine of 3,600 lei ($830) on Khalifa for “illegal possession of dangerous drugs,” but prosecutors appealed the court’s decision and sought a higher sentence.
Romania has some of the strictest drug laws in Europe.
Possession of cannabis for personal use is a criminal offense punishable by a jail term of three months to two years or a fine.
It is unclear whether Romanian authorities will seek to file an extradition request, as Khalifa is a US citizen and does not live in Romania.
The 38-year-old Pittsburgh rapper rose to prominence with his breakout mixtape “Kush + Orange Juice.” On stage in Romania last summer, the popular rapper smoked a large, hand-rolled cigarette while singing his hit “Young, Wild and Free.”