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Wiz Khalifa's Appeal Denied: Nine-Month Drug Sentence Upheld

2/27/2026

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A Romanian court denied rapper Wiz Khalifa's appeal against a nine-month prison sentence for drug possession.
The Constanta Court of Appeal ruled his request to annul the sentence inadmissible.
Khalifa, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was convicted for allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the Beach, Please! Festival in July 2024.
He was found with over 18 grams of cannabis and initially fined 3,600 lei ($830) in April.
Prosecutors sought a harsher sentence, resulting in the December conviction; extradition by Romanian authorities remains uncertain.

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A Romanian court denied rapper Wiz Khalifa's appeal against a nine-month prison sentence for drug possession.
The Constanta Court of Appeal ruled his request to annul the sentence inadmissible.
Khalifa, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was convicted for allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the Beach, Please! Festival in July 2024.
He was found with over 18 grams of cannabis and initially fined 3,600 lei ($830) in April.
Prosecutors sought a harsher sentence, resulting in the December conviction; extradition by Romanian authorities remains uncertain.