Cannabis Helped Mike Tyson Combat Depression

The former heavyweight champion has suffered depression, anxiety and other mental issues for years after retiring from boxing. The struggle has made Mike turn to opiates and other drugs which made him "do nothing" and only engage in endless movie marathons and excessive eating. Tyson indulged in vices, smoking cigarettes, heavy drinking, and a lot of partying. In a recent interview he has praised cannabis as one of the things that has actually helped him come out of the goblin mode.

Cannabis Helped Tyson Overcome Depression

Tyson, who is now in his 50s, has credited his wife Kiki, and also cannabis, for helping him surpass crisis with mental health. He said cannabis made him be a "different person."

"My wife started getting me up, moving me around, getting some life in me," he told MassLive. "And I started doing psychedelics and I became a believer."

The boxing champ said that cannabis helped him start live a more peaceful life, and it made him more able to maintain healthy family relationships. 

"I'm making time for those kids," he said. "Me and my kids have a relationship now. I'm so happy. I don't want to go back to the dark side. I want to keep in the light."

Depressions is one of the most common health reasons why people turn to cannabis medicines. Nearly one in four of adults who suffer with mood or anxiety disorders report using cannabis to self-medicate. 

Boxing Champ Turned Canna Entrepreneur 

With the rise of the cannabis industry, a lot of brands offer medicinal products that aim to improve mental health. Tyson's brands is one of them. Last year, 'Iron Mike' launched Tyson 2.0, where he acts as the company's Chief Brand Officer. He has described his move to enter the cannabis sector as a "no-brainer."

Tyson initially started using cannabis as an anti-pain agent while recovering from injuries he picked in his boxing days. "The health benefits were so clear. As it continued to save me, I knew that everyone needed this kind of medicine," he said in an earlier interview. 

Eventually he joined the industry himself. "I thought about how much good I could do by helping people with cannabis," he said. 

Tyson 2.0 partners with big industry names such as Columbia Care. The company offers various products, including some fancy edibles, high-grade marijuana flowers and extracts. 

"It's really all about the love of the medicine," Tyson added. "I put a great deal of time in agriculture and discovering the right strain."

Tyson is currently engaged for one other project as well: building a 418-acre cannabis-themed luxury resort, which he hopes one day it will accommodate a music festival as big as Coachella. On the same site, he also plans to launch Tyson University, a venture that will offer an educational program for everyone who wants to hone their skills in cannabis farming.

Is the former champ successful in the sector? Tyson's cannabis ventures are generating annual profits of at least $600,000. He's definitely building a unique brand and we can expect much more from his team in the future. 

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