American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison by a Romanian court for smoking cannabis during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival last year. This ruling follows an appeals court's decision that overturned a previous fine for drug possession, emphasizing that Khalifa's actions could potentially normalize drug use among the youth. Despite the severity of the sentence, legal experts suggest that it is improbable he will be extradited to serve time in Romania, given his strong connections and the evolving legal status of cannabis in the United States. Khalifa had previously been detained and questioned after his concert when authorities found over 18 grams of cannabis in his possession.
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