Wiz Khalifa Facing 9-Month Prison Sentence In Romania

Wiz Khalifa is dealing with virtually a yr in jail in Romania for weed possession, however is hoping to keep away from a stint behind bars.

According to TMZ, Romania’s Constanța Court of Appeal upheld an enchantment on Thursday (December 18) to condemn the Pittsburgh native to 9 months in jail, overturning a earlier ruling that sought to merely superb him 3,000 Romanian lei (roughly $700).

While Wiz himself has but to touch upon the sentence, sources near the 38-year-old say that “nothing is ready in stone simply but” and his group are “presently within the means of interesting the sentence.”

Court paperwork reveal that Wiz was convicted for “illegal possession of harmful medication for private use,” with the Eastern European nation imposing notoriously strict punishments for unlawful substances.

The Taylor Gang rapper was arrested in July 2024 following his efficiency on the Beach Please! Festival in Costinești, Romania, the place he smoked what gave the impression to be a joint onstage whereas dancing to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg‘s “The Next Episode.”

Local officers stated on the time that Wiz had “unlawfully possessed, for his personal consumption, the amount of 18.53 grams of hashish and a cigarette containing hashish.”

The rapper apologized for the incident shortly after, writing on X (previously Twitter): “Last evening’s present was wonderful. I didn’t imply any disrespect to the nation of Romania by lighting up on stage. They have been very respectful and let me go. I’ll be again quickly. But and not using a huge ass joint subsequent time.”

Wiz Khalifa’s authorized points don’t seem to have dampened his well-documented weed behavior.

In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this yr, the Rolling Papers rapper revealed the staggering number of joints he smokes in an average day.

Asked by Kimmel if it’s true that he burns by way of 30 joints a day, Wiz answered: “Yeah, yeah, yup … I’ve issues to do. I work out, I bought children, so I’m doing quite a lot of various things.”

Kimmel then identified that the quantity provides as much as virtually two joints per hour whereas Wiz is awake, main the rapper to joke: “That’s not unhealthy in any respect!”