Wiz Khalifa’s favourite pastime has landed him in authorized hassle since he has simply been sentenced to serve 9 months in a Romanian jail for weed possession.

On Thursday (Dec. 18), Romanian on-line newspaper Cancan studies that the Constanța Court docket of Attraction gave the rapper a jail sentence for possession of medication for private use.

The incident resulting in the court docket ruling occurred in July of 2024, when Wiz was stopped by Romanian police after allegedly smoking weed on stage on the Seashore, Please! Competition in Costinești, Romania. The Jap European nation has strict drug legal guidelines with extreme penalties for possession.

Wiz was briefly detained following his efficiency and was present in possession of greater than 18 grams of marijuana. He was later launched with out being taken into custody. On the time, he took accountability for his actions in a tweet on July 14, 2024.

“Final nights present was wonderful,” he wrote. “I did not imply any disrespect to the nation of Romania by lighting up on stage. They had been very respectful and let me go. I will be again quickly. However with no large a*s joint subsequent time.”

Following the 2024 incident, he initially acquired a quotation that solely fined him 3,000 lei, which is roughly $700. Nevertheless, the prosecutor’s workplace within the nation appealed that call to go for a jail sentence. Romanian authorities might search to file an extradition request, since Wiz is a U.S. citizen and would not reside in Romania.

In response to TMZ, Wiz’s lawyer is interesting the jail sentence. XXL has reached out to the rapper’s staff for remark.

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