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EXCLUSIVE: As President Donald Trump determines whether the federal cannabis reform should continue, he can also exercise the power to determine the future of Mike Tyson’s boxing career.
Tyson was one of the most vocal defenders in the reprogramming of marijuana of a medication of Annex I in Annex III – which is considered a much less dangerous category of substance. Trump told journalists on Monday that it was a decision he will determine in the coming weeks.
Tyson told PK Press Club Digital in an exclusive interview on June 30 – his 59th anniversary – if he fights again will depend on the legalization and postponement of cannabis.
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Mike Tyson Gifle Jake Paul as they compete during their weighing ceremonial on November 14, 2024 in Irving, Texas. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
“It depends on whether cannabis becomes legal or not and reprogramming,” said Tyson when asked if he was possible that he accepts another fight.
Tyson said he had accepted his last fight against Youtuber Jake Paul under the influence of marijuana, and would not have accepted the fight if he was sober.
“I don’t really believe it. No, I wouldn’t have done it,” said Tyson when he was asked for the fight. “Because without cannabis, I get too involved in my feelings. With cannabis, I am very objective.”
He added that it would not take much ” [cannabis] In order for him to accept another fight, before finally suggesting that it depends on the reprogramming of the plant.
Tyson directed a coalition of current and ancient athletes, including Kevin Durant, Dez Bryant and Antonio Brown, who signed a letter to the White House at the end of June, putting pressure for the federal cannabis reform. The letter provided for the reassessment of cannabis from Annex I to Annex III, the leniency for “non -violent” marijuana offenses, and ending “discriminatory banking practices”, linked to the financial regulations of the cannabis industry.
Tyson told PK Press Club Digital in the June 30 interview that Repadileling was the “most important” objective of his letter. He added that he was “disappointed” by the way former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden managed the federal reform of marijuana, but hopes that Trump will adopt a new approach.
The ex-nfler says he would be in trouble “If cannabis was still largely illegal, happy that the players of today can use it
“It was a discharge,” said Tyson about the manipulation of Obama and Biden. “We now have a different president, so we talk to him. It therefore seems very different to speak to President Trump than with other guys.”
Tyson has a longtime friendship with Trump that dates back to the 1980s, during the first years of Tyson’s boxing career and Trump’s boom as a famous real estate developer in New York.
Now Tyson believes that Trump himself would make good decisions for the country under the influence of marijuana.
“I really believe that, yes,” said Tyson.
Donald Trump and Mike Tyson attended a March of Dimes dinner in November 1989 in New York. (Sonia Moskowitz / Getty Images)
However, Tyson said he would never invite Trump to consume marijuana with him.
“No question. No, he does not smoke, he does not believe in anything that can improve the motor skills of your brain. And I respect this,” said Tyson.
In addition to reprogramming, leniency for non -violent users is also a very personal priority for Tyson. Tyson said he had seen people imprisoned for non -violent marijuana offenses since he was a child.
“I am friends with these people. These people come from my community,” said Tyson.
Tyson recalled the first person he never met who was incarcerated for such an offense.
“I know it has been a long time. I know he went there when I was a little child. As he went out, I was boxing,” said Tyson. “He was a friend of people in the neighborhood. Everyone in the neighborhood knew who he was. He was not really a friend I was lying with or anything, but the whole neighborhood knew who he was … I never smoked with him.”
A recent study By researchers from UC San Francisco, have determined that consumption of edible cannabis, such as gammies, presents the same cardiovascular risk as smoking marijuana for long -term users. The risk stems from a reduction in the function of blood vessels, according to the study, published in Jama Cardiology on May 28.
