Wiz Khalifa is facing almost a year in prison in Romania for weed possession, but is hoping to avoid a stint behind bars.
According to TMZ, Romania’s Constanța Court of Appeal upheld an appeal on Thursday (December 18) to sentence the Pittsburgh native to nine months in jail, overturning a previous ruling that sought to merely fine him 3,000 Romanian lei (roughly $700).
While Wiz himself has yet to comment on the sentence, sources close to the 38-year-old say that “nothing is set in stone just yet” and his team are “currently in the process of appealing the sentence.”
Court documents reveal that Wiz was convicted for “unlawful possession of dangerous drugs for personal use,” with the Eastern European country imposing notoriously strict punishments for illegal substances.
The Taylor Gang rapper was arrested in July 2024 following his performance at the Beach Please! Festival in Costinești, Romania, where he smoked what appeared to be a joint onstage while dancing to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg‘s “The Next Episode.”
Local officials said at the time that Wiz had “unlawfully possessed, for his own consumption, the quantity of 18.53 grams of cannabis and a cigarette containing cannabis.”
The rapper apologized for the incident shortly after, writing on X (formerly Twitter): “Last night’s show was amazing. 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.”
Wiz Khalifa’s legal issues don’t appear to have dampened his well-documented weed habit.
In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this year, the Rolling Papers rapper revealed the staggering number of joints he smokes in an average day.
Asked by Kimmel if it’s true that he burns through 30 joints a day, Wiz answered: “Yeah, yeah, yup … I have things to do. I work out, I got kids, so I’m doing a lot of different things.”
Kimmel then pointed out that the number adds up to almost two joints per hour while Wiz is awake, leading the rapper to joke: “That’s not bad at all!”
This article was originally published on hiphopdx.com.
