Rap artist Wiz Khalifa indicted for taking weed during performace in Romania

Well known rap artist, Wiz Khalifa has reportedly been indicted in Romania for consuming weed on stage during the Beach, Please! Festival over the summer.

News outlet. Romania-Insider reported an update on the Pittsburgh rapper’s case, noting local authorities in Romania have decided to indict Wiz, born Cameron Thomaz, for illicit drug use during a Constanța Tribunal on Oct. 16. Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Romania.

According to the news outlet, if convicted, the rapper faces a prison sentence of three months to two years or a fine.

Wiz Khalifa was one of the headlining acts at the Beach, Please! Festival on July 13. He was detained after smoking a joint on stage during his performance. He was later released.

“Investigations revealed that during a performance at a music festival in the Costinești resort, Constanța County, he possessed more than 18 grams of cannabis (a risk drug) and consumed another quantity of cannabis on stage in the form of a hand-rolled cigarette,” Romania Police said in a statement.