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Boxing legend Mike Tyson was one of the first star athletes to congratulate the president. Donald Trump Cannabis reform order Thursday.
Trump's executive order reclassifies marijuana as a less dangerous drug that would loosen restrictions and make it easier to buy and sell, and open the way for further research into the medical benefits of marijuana.
Previously, marijuana was classified as a Schedule I drug under Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations, the same category the agency uses for heroin, ecstasy and LSD.
Under new List III classificationmarijuana is now in the same category along with drugs like Tylenol, which contain codeine and anabolic steroids, which the agency says have a “moderate or low potential for physical and psychological dependence.”
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Tyson suggested the change could improve employment numbers by allowing existing jobs to be counted.
“Thank you [President Trump] For cannabis transfer. This decision reflects the views of people across the country and is a practical step towards modernizing outdated policies. It supports American workers, families and businesses and finally counts the more than 500,000 jobs that exist,” Tyson wrote on X.
Tyson added that he hopes further action will be taken to pardon some people who have been convicted of non-violent marijuana offenses in the past.
“Pardons and federal legalization are the next important steps. Americans across the political spectrum agree that no one should remain in prison for non-violent marijuana crimes,” Tyson wrote.
Tyson, 59 years old, previously told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on June 30, he said whether he would fight again would depend on a federal review of the marijuana competition schedule.
“It depends on whether cannabis ever becomes legal or not and whether it gets rescheduled,” Tyson said.
Tyson said he agreed to his last fight against YouTuber Jake Paul under the influence of marijuana and would not have agreed to the fight if he had been sober.
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Mike Tyson (L) slaps Jake Paul as they meet during the ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Music Factory on November 14, 2024 in Irving, Texas. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“I don't really believe it. No, I wouldn’t do that,” Tyson said when asked about the fight. “Because without cannabis I get too caught up in my feelings. With cannabis, I’m very objective.”
He added that it “won't take long.” [cannabis] for him to agree to one more fight before suggesting it was contingent on the plant being rescheduled.
Tyson led a coalition of current and former athletes, including Kevin DurantDez Bryant and Antonio Brown, who signed a letter to the White House in late June lobbying for federal cannabis reform. The letter calls for moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, clemency for “non-violent” marijuana offenses, and an end to “discriminatory banking practices” associated with financial regulation of the cannabis industry.
Tyson told Fox News Digital in a June 30 interview that rescheduling was the “most important” goal in his letter. He added that he was “disappointed” in how former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden has passed federal marijuana reform but hopes Trump will take a new approach.
“It was disappointing,” Tyson said of Obama and Biden's behavior. “Now we have a different president, so we talk to him. So, it seems like talking to President Trump is a lot different than talking to the other guys.”
Tyson has a long-standing friendship with Trump, dating back to the 1980s during the early years of Tyson's boxing career and Trump's emergence as a celebrity. New York developer.
However, Tyson said he would never invite Trump to use marijuana with him.
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Donald Trump and Mike Tyson attend the March of Dimes dinner in November 1989 in New York City. (Sonya Moskowitz/Getty Images)
“No way. No, he doesn't smoke. He doesn't believe in anything that can improve your brain's motor skills. And I respect that,” Tyson said.
Recent Study Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have determined that consuming marijuana edibles, such as gummies, has the same cardiovascular risk as smoking marijuana for long-term users. The risk is associated with decreased blood vessel function, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology on May 28.
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