Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to jail time for his actions throughout a efficiency in Romania final 12 months.
The ‘Black and Yellow’ rapper carried out at a competition in Costinești, Romania, again in July 2024, after which he was detained and charged with unlawful drug possession.
Actual identify Cameron Jibril Thomaz, the 38-year-old was launched shortly after the incident and regardless of an apology, native prosecutors pushed to pursue a case in opposition to the rapper.
An preliminary ruling from the Constanța Tribunal prompt that the North Dakota-native be handed a 3,000 lei (£516) positive, report native outlet CanCan.
Following his launch, Khalifa took to X, writing: “I didn’t imply any disrespect to the nation of Romania by lighting up on stage.”
The Constanța department of Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) appealed the choice handy the hip-hop artist a positive and received.
Having received the enchantment, it meant that Khalifa could be sentenced to 9 months in jail for the illegal possession of hashish for private use, with the choice ultimate underneath Romanian legislation.
At present, it isn’t clear if Romanian authorities would attempt to extradite the ‘See You Once more’ rapper again to the European nation, although it seems that there isn’t a severe threat of him serving the sentence in any respect.
Khalifa is at the moment within the US, having spent over two hours streaming on Twitch on Wednesday (17 December) whereas smoking weed.
In the future previous to this, Khalifa made an look at Gunna’s live performance in Los Angeles, having collaborated on ‘5 Star’ and Tyla Yaweh’s ‘All of the Smoke’.
Romania has strict drug legal guidelines in place, with using hashish remaining unlawful for each medical and leisure use.
Over 10 years in the past, the drug which is taken into account Class B within the UK, was categorized as a ‘high-risk remedy’ within the Jap European nation.
It signifies that medical doctors within the nation can not prescribe hashish to sufferers, however residents who get their prescriptions from medical professionals in numerous nations within the EU are allowed to enter Romania so long as they’ve the proper paperwork.
Unlawful drug possession for private use in Romania can land you anyplace from three months to 2 years behind bars, or a positive because the substance is taken into account a threat.
Khalifa has by no means been shy in sharing particulars about his smoking behavior although, having claimed earlier this 12 months throughout an look on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! that he smokes as much as 30 joints a day.
The artist was cited for marijuana possession at a resort in Tennessee in Might 2012, whereas additionally being caught for a similar offence in North Carolina the following month for smoking on his tour bus.
The rapper was additionally arrested on the El Paso Worldwide Airport by TSA brokers after they discovered marijuana in his possession and he could not produce a legitimate ID.
He would finally plead responsible to misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, paying a $500 (£374) positive to keep away from jail time.
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