Overview
- Constanța Court of Appeal overturned an April fine and imposed a nine-month custodial term for personal-use possession tied to a July 2024 Beach, Please! festival performance.
- Prosecutors and court records say roughly 18.53 grams of cannabis were recovered and that he smoked on stage, which judges cited as an aggravating public act that could normalize illegal conduct.
- Romania’s national agency Agerpres, via the Associated Press, reports the ruling as final under Romanian procedure, while sources close to the rapper told TMZ his team is pursuing further appeals.
- Wiz Khalifa remains in the United States and is not in Romanian custody, and legal experts quoted in coverage say extradition is unlikely.
- Under Romanian Law No. 143/2000, possession for personal use carries penalties of three months to two years in prison or a fine, and the DIICOT prosecutor’s office led the successful appeal.