American rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced by a court in Romania for drug possession

American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison by a court in Romania for drug possession, more than a year after attending a music festival in the Eastern European country.

Khalifa was stopped by Romanian police in July 2024 after he allegedly smoked marijuana on stage at the Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, a seaside resort in Constanta province.

Prosecutors said the rapper, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was in possession of more than 18 grams of marijuana and consumed some of it on stage.

The Constanta Court of Appeal handed down the sentence on Friday after Khalifa was convicted of “wrongfully possessing dangerous drugs for the purpose of personal consumption”, according to Romania’s national news agency Agerpres.

The decision came after a lower court in Constanta County fined Khalifa 3600 lei ($A1250) in April for “possession of illegal dangerous drugs”, but prosecutors appealed the court’s decision and requested a higher sentence.

Romania has some of the harshest drug laws in Europe. Possession of marijuana for personal use is a criminal offense and can result in imprisonment from three months to two years or a fine.

It is not yet clear whether Romanian authorities will request extradition since Khalifa is a US citizen and does not reside in Romania.

The 38-year-old Pittsburgh rapper rose to prominence with his breakout mixtape Kush + Orange Juice.

On stage in Romania last summer, the popular rapper smoked a large, hand-rolled cigarette while singing his hit song Young, Wild & Free.