Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Romanian court on Thursday sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for using marijuana during a music festival last year.

American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country. Khalifa was stopped by Romanian police in July 2024 after allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the Beach, Please! Prosecutors said the rapper, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was found in possession of more than 18 grams of cannabis, and that he consumed some on stage.

Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison in Romania, more than a year after his arrest on charges of illegal drug possession. The conviction relates to a July 2024 incident at the ‘Beach, Please!’ festival, where he was found with over 18 grams of cannabis and reportedly consumed some on stage. Khalifa later said he did not intend to disrespect Romania by smoking marijuana during the performance. Rapper Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison in Romania in Drug Possession Case.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country. Khalifa was stopped by Romanian police in July 2024 after allegedly smoking cannabis […]

A court in Romania has sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail on drug possession charges.

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The rapper, who has been sentenced in absentia, had admitted to smoking a cannabis joint on stage at a festival last year.