Mike Tyson is giving up marijuana while training for Jake Paul bout – it’s all about Texas law
The evangelical cannabis message appears to be waning at camp Tyson and some practicality too !
Aspergillus and now this..
So at 57, Tyson apparently is trying something he might find harder than fighting a man 30 years younger than he is.
The former heavyweight champion, who has said he uses marijuana daily, has given up the drug while training for his boxing match against Jake Paul, 27, set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to Joann Mignano, Tyson’s publicist.
“He only stopped as a means of following all of the rules,’’ Mignano told USA TODAY Sports by email, “but he is still a strong advocate for the medicinal benefits of cannabis for his personal well-being and others like him.’’
Marijuana is on the list of banned substances used by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which regulates combat sports in Texas. A failed drug test results in an automatic 90-day suspension, a fine and if the winner of the fight tests positive, the outcome is changed to “No Decision.”
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