Romanian Court Upholds Wiz Khalifa's Nine-Month Sentence for Cannabis Possession

Romanian courts have upheld a nine-month jail sentence for rapper Wiz Khalifa, rejecting his appeal against a conviction for possession of over 18 grams of cannabis and consuming it on stage during the July 2024 Beach, Please! Festival in Constanta County. Initially fined in April, prosecutors sought a harsher penalty, leading to the December conviction. Romanian law criminalizes cannabis possession with possible prison terms. It remains unclear if extradition proceedings will be pursued against the U.S. citizen.