Boxing legend Mike Tyson is hoping to bend President Donald Trump’s ear on cannabis legislation.
Trump’s tendency to listen to the will of the people rather than push an agenda set forth by his party’s establishment has made him incredibly popular among people who have pet issues they are passionate about. This includes Tyson, who claims that he “couldn’t live” without the use of cannabis, and is asking Trump to finally reform the laws he believes are outdated.
The boxer joined “Fox & Friends” on behalf of the ‘Coalition of Athletes and Entertainers Supporting President Trump’s Policy Objectives’ to make his case:
POLICY PUSH: Legendary athletes call on President Trump to reform cannabis laws | @MikeTyson pic.twitter.com/E0ecO38115
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) June 30, 2025
“This is something they wanted to do for so many years, but didn’t know how to go about doing it. And I was just blessed enough to have the perfect team for this genre of sports, or whatever it was, medicine,” Tyson said.
He argued that it’s absurd for cannabis to be under the same Schedule I label as crack and heroin:
@MikeTyson calls it ridiculous that cannabis is still classified in the same drug schedule as crack cocaine and heroin pic.twitter.com/44yYAxCB9T
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) June 30, 2025
“Cannabis has been labeled a [Schedule I] narcotic and that’s in the same category as crack and heroin. And we all know whoever [experimented] with cannabis before, know that’s not true and that’s just ridiculous,” he said. In the clip, he also mentioned the push for clemency for those who are doing time for cannabis-related crimes.
“We’re also working on clemency because there’s people that are still in prison, been in there for 15 years, got [an] enormous amount of time and ridiculous sentences for cannabis. Can you believe [it]? The rest of your life’s gonna be spent in prison because of a plant,” he noted.
Other entertainers such as rapper Lil Pump and and streamer Adin Ross, signed onto a letter sent to the president addressing the issue.
“Today, people continue to serve lengthy federal sentences for conduct that is now legal in most states – which makes their continued incarceration not only cruel but absurd,” it reads. “After making sweeping promises to voters in 2020, former President Biden failed to deliver on his pledge to address marijuana-related injustices. Not only did he leave office without commuting the sentences of those incarcerated for marijuana, but in one of his final acts, he denied nearly every pending marijuana-related clemency application.”
“This betrayal only underscores the urgent need for bold leadership, we believe, and represents an opportunity to correct glaring disparities as part of your Administration’s ongoing push for criminal justice reform.”
The letter goes into more detail, specifically addressing the rise in social pressure to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug, which is any drug that is rated for medical use and has low potential for physical and psychological dependence.
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Author: Sierra Marlee
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