Overview

• Tyson said on The Katie Miller Podcast that he used fentanyl “quite a few times” in the late 1990s to numb a toe injury.
• He described the comedown as heroin-like withdrawal that caused vomiting and said he quit because the narcotic could get him flagged by boxing commissions.
• Reiterating his stance that marijuana is medicine, he argued athletes play better when they smoke and said he wishes he had used it during his fighting career.
• He has been lobbying the White House to reschedule cannabis and backed a June letter with athletes including Kevin Durant, Dez Bryant and Antonio Brown seeking broader reforms.
• The CDC estimates 48,422 U.S. deaths from illicit fentanyl in 2024, and coverage notes he remains active in the cannabis industry as TMZ reports he is expected to face Floyd Mayweather in a 2026 exhibition.