Mike Tyson spoke about the need for federal marijuana rescheduling on a podcast hosted by the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller—saying he’s expecting “good news” on the issue soon.
In an episode of The Katie Miller Podcast that aired on Monday, Tyson criticized the current classification of cannabis as a dangerous drug warranting its criminalization, saying it’s a “medicine” and calling out politicians for being “afraid of a little flower.”
In clips of the interview shared with Marijuana Moment ahead of the full episode being posted, Tyson also downplayed the potential consequences of consuming too much cannabis, saying that, for the most part, taking too large of a dose just puts people to sleep. He questioned the current scheduling of the plant, though he initially misstated that cannabis is already a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the CSA, but President Donald Trump is actively considering a proposed rule initiated under the Biden administration that would move it to Schedule III. That wouldn’t legalize cannabis, but it would recognize its medical value, free up certain research barriers and allow licensed cannabis businesses to
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