Summary
A Romanian court sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail for smoking cannabis on stage during a performance at a festival in Romania. The court reversed an earlier fine and ruled that the jail sentence stands, with no clarity on Khalifa's presence in Romania for enforcement. Despite the sentence, extradition from the U.S. to Romania is deemed unlikely.
Key Facts
- Romanian court sentenced Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail for smoking cannabis.
- The incident occurred at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinesti, Romania.
- Originally, Khalifa was fined 3,600 Romanian lei, but this was changed to a jail sentence.
- Khalifa was sentenced in abstentia, and his current location is in the United States.
- Romanian authorities charged him with possession of "risk drugs" for personal use.
- The court said Khalifa's actions encouraged drug use among young people.
- A criminologist noted the unlikelihood of extradition to Romania from the U.S.
- Cannabis is illegal under Romanian law but legal in some U.S. states.
