When you hire Wiz Khalifa to play your towns music festival, you better be prepared to let him blaze up at the show.
Not the case in the Costinesti, Romania where they were holding the “Beach Please” music festival, which Wiz was headlining.
According to French news organization Agence France Presse the authorities allegedly found cannabis in his possession in the early hours of Sunday, July 14.
According to the outlet, cannabis is considered a “risk drug” under Romanian law, and if Khalifa is convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison.
The Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors organization DIICOT said in a statement to the French outlet on Sunday that the “See You Again”rapper smoked the drug onstage during his performance.
“During a performance at a music festival held in the resort of Costinesti, the accused was found to have possessed more than 18 grams of cannabis and to have consumed (onstage) another quantity in the form of a handmade cigarette,” DIICOT said in its statement.
A source who spoke with the outlet also alleged that Khalifa was taken in for questioning by local authorities early on Sunday along with several other people. He was charged but released soon after.
The Dickinson actor shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) about his arrest shortly after being released.
“Last nights show was amazing. I didn’t mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up on stage,” he wrote. “They were very respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big ass joint next time.”
The investigation is ongoing, AFP reported.