The rapper allegedly had more than 18 grams of cannabis in his possession and consumed some on stage while headlining a festival in the Black Sea resort of Costinesti in July 2024.
- Wiz Khalifa was sentenced to nine months in a Romanian jail on December 18, according to Agerpres
- The rapper allegedly had more than 18 grams of cannabis in his possession and consumed some on stage while headlining a festival in Costinesti in July 2024
- It is unclear whether Romanian authorities will seek his extradition as the musician does not live in Romania and is a U.S. citizen.
Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in Romania, over a year after he was arrested and charged with illegal possession of drugs, Agerpres reported.
The rapper, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, 38, was headlining the “Beach, Please!” festival in Costinesti, in July 2024, when he allegedly had more than 18 grams of cannabis in his possession and consumed some on stage.
The Constanta Court of Appeal handed down the sentence on Thursday after Khalifa was convicted of “possession of dangerous drugs, without right, for personal consumption,” Agerpres reported.
The court ruling which is final came months after a lower court in Constanta County issued Khalifa a criminal fine of 3,600 lei for “illegal possession of dangerous drugs” in April 2025. Prosecutors appealed the court’s decision and sought a higher sentence.
The judges wrote in the written reasoning of the Constanta Court of Appeal that the sentence was intended to set an example, arguing that the hitmaker “represents ostentatious conduct that significantly amplifies the social danger of the offense.”
He “transmitted to the general public a message of normalization of illegal conduct, tacitly encouraging tolerance of, and implicitly the consumption of, drugs among young people,” the judges added.
Shortly after his Romania performance, he addressed the situation in a post on X saying he “didn’t mean any disrespect” by smoking marijuana onstage.
“Last nights show was amazing,” Khalifa wrote. “I didn’t mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up on stage. They were very respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big ass joint next time.
