Why Mike Tyson Is FIGHTING for Legal Weed

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Mike Tyson (former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion and Co‑Founder & Chief Brand Officer, TYSON 2.0) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss how cannabis changed his life and why he’s fighting to change federal law. Tyson details how marijuana helped him recover his health, lose 100 pounds, and leave behind addiction. He’s now advocating for cannabis to be removed from the Schedule I drug list and legalized at the federal level. Joined by entrepreneur Brady Cobb (Sunburn Cannabis), Tyson makes the case for safe, tested, and age-restricted cannabis — not just as a business, but as a matter of justice. The conversation covers banking restrictions, bipartisan political support, and why cannabis reform could be a winning issue for 2025. Tyson also reflects on his most famous quotes, the impact of social media, and what he calls the “fight of his life." Try 120Life with a 15% discount using code “CHRIS” at checkout on 120life.com. Stop wasting money on brand names and start saving with http://dupe.com today! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code CUOMO at https://shopmando.com! #mandopod Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at http://shopify.com/chrisc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Iron Mike Tyson and Brady Cobb are getting together for what Mike calls the fight of his life.
0:07.8	What is it? And why does it matter to you? I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
0:14.0	Mike Tyson, okay? I've been a fanboy of his as a fighter. Sure, he's controversial. He's got his own
0:20.1	lives of up and downs, and there's
0:22.1	a redemption story in there if you want to see it. But what I'm interested now is not talking
0:26.2	about him, but talking about what he believes made the biggest difference in his own life.
0:31.6	Cannabis. And how it's been used as a medicine, not a drug, not to be abused, but used medicinally.
0:39.7	And what it's meant for him in terms of his personal disposition, his health, and now his
0:43.9	commitment to the cause of getting rid of all of this federal heat that is on cannabis
0:51.2	with Brady Cobb.
0:52.6	Brady Cobb is famous, legendary in the space of cannabis culture. His father was this outlaw who was caught for trafficking and Brady got involved and now he's trying to mainstream it. And the big obstacle is states allow it. The feds don't. And that screws with the ability to run the business. It screws
1:12.1	with the ability for it to be legal and safe. And they are all about it. And I wanted to talk to
1:18.9	Iron Mike and Brady about what they're trying to do and why it matters to you.
1:32.6	All right, gentlemen, thank you for taking the opportunity.
1:33.5	I appreciate it.
1:34.9	Hey, it's not pleasure, but.
1:36.2	Thank you for having us.
1:40.1	Mike, let me start with you before I fanboy a little bit.
1:42.1	Why is this so important to you?
1:44.1	You've put a lot of energy into this. You've put a lot of energy into this. You've,
1:44.9	you've put a lot of study into this. When I hear you explain cannabis and social policy,
1:51.8	I feel like you go deeper than you do on a lot of other things that people ask you about why.
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