Mike Tyson On Taking A Bite Out Of The Cannabis Industry | Forbes

Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion and cannabis mogul (with ear-shaped gummies) tells Forbes how pot changed his life—and the secret weapon that will help him smoke Jake Paul in their fight.

While Iron Mike was prone to being his own hype man as a fighter, he’s not far off with his claims about his budding cannabis company. Tyson 2.0 sells marijuana products—including flower, vapes and edibles made in the shape of Evander Holyfield’s ear, which Tyson notoriously bit during a 1997 match—in 20 states across the U.S., and in Amsterdam, Barcelona and Thailand. The company, through a partnership with PHCANN International in Macedonia, is in the process of launching in Germany’s newly legalized adult-use market as well as the U.K.’s highly restrictive medical marijuana industry.

Tyson 2.0 works off a licensing model, cutting deals with franchisees who grow, manufacture, and sell his branded cannabis products. In 2023, the brand generated $150 million in revenue, Forbes estimates, with about 30% coming from cannabis sales and the rest from accessories, CBD, nicotine vaporizers and other products.

Tyson 2.0’s flower is branded with names drawn from his legendary boxing career, including Dynamite Cookies (his first nickname was Kid Dynamite) and Knockout OG (Tyson won 44 of his 50 boxing career wins by KO). But the company’s flagship product Mike Bites—the edible in the shape of Holyfield’s half-bitten ear—was developed by Tyson’s wife, Kiki.

Read the full story on Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2024/04/26/mike-tyson-on-becoming-a-heavy-hitter-in-weed/

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50 Comments

  1. @ShaunC-s.c. on June 27, 2024 at 6:15 pm

    His cannabis failed testing recently



  2. @user-tp5ls5dd7e on June 27, 2024 at 6:18 pm

    This is in poor taste.



  3. @TORKERTYLER on June 27, 2024 at 6:19 pm

    As a Canadian you will regret legalizing drugs



  4. @dwhitelee7803 on June 27, 2024 at 6:19 pm

    Tyson u go bruh, u r a legendary God



  5. @TomDBombed on June 27, 2024 at 6:21 pm

    What an amazing man!



  6. @aronstoneboovip on June 27, 2024 at 6:21 pm

    "I cant even spell cannabis. why am I the face of it, why is the universe choose me" lmao Mike u legend, no one is better in that position than u



  7. @justinreedflynn on June 27, 2024 at 6:22 pm

    Mike Tyson seems to have had such an amazing evolution as a person.



  8. @GoodGlobsTv on June 27, 2024 at 6:23 pm

    I took 3 grams of Golden Teacher’s mushrooms and I quit drinking. Let me remind you, I was drinking 2TWO2 PINTS of liquor a day for at least 6-8 months maybe. I quit cold Turkey. These things are truly conscious connection to your higher self. Some sort of god. Believe me. I’m the kid of a civilization who’s alienated themselves.



  9. @MarioGlebbeek on June 27, 2024 at 6:23 pm

    Way to go Mike 👍💟



  10. @askdrpratt on June 27, 2024 at 6:24 pm

    0:08



  11. @JXero on June 27, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    Meanwhile his weed got recalled for fungus. 🙄💀



  12. @jwsledge on June 27, 2024 at 6:28 pm

    Ive tried these gummies….EXCELLENT… love em. Very consistent.



  13. @tomohawkcloud on June 27, 2024 at 6:30 pm

    Is the ear bites vegetarien/vegan?



  14. @quirijn3865 on June 27, 2024 at 6:31 pm

    Myke should make the fight just one punch to knock Jake Paul’s career out of his soul



  15. @0MNIPOTENTS on June 27, 2024 at 6:31 pm

    Hi, Cannabis Inc. UK. A 5billion market… to refrain from simply saying it’s legal it’s non-lethal and non-addictive comparing it to chocolate…. hasta luego. Tyson u the man!



  16. @breeze2dopemusic on June 27, 2024 at 6:32 pm

    Amazing! Thank you Forbes



  17. @DrizzyDrake3000 on June 27, 2024 at 6:34 pm

    Awwww Mike like the interviewer a lot



  18. @Gypsyukgrow on June 27, 2024 at 6:34 pm

    Would love to grow your seeds UK 😏 comes 😅



  19. @weedmapsofficial on June 27, 2024 at 6:34 pm

    Tyson is iconic for this 🔥



  20. @Herculano420 on June 27, 2024 at 6:38 pm

    I love weed.



  21. @JacobThomas6654-eh8yr on June 27, 2024 at 6:40 pm

    The fact tt it’s shaped like an ear knowing Mike Tyson’s full history is hilarious to me



  22. @simcitybigworldmedia on June 27, 2024 at 6:40 pm

    My wife said why don’t you use the ear , I said get out of "ear" 😂



  23. @JWick-iq6lp on June 27, 2024 at 6:41 pm

    Tyson 2.0 has some decent Weed too. I am in Michigan smoking some right now and I just ate 2 Ears lol. The Mike Bites are incredible and the flower isn’t the best, but it is potent af and a good deal for the price.



  24. @nickb.7272 on June 27, 2024 at 6:41 pm

    Worst wax of any form I’ve ever came across unfortunately



  25. @dougwilkinson1303 on June 27, 2024 at 6:43 pm

    In Maryland



  26. @mikescott7408 on June 27, 2024 at 6:43 pm

    That earbite gummy was created 2 or 3 years ago and pulled off the market..
    Either mike tried to launch back then and now trying it again with better people i dont know. I



  27. @moneyball8287 on June 27, 2024 at 6:43 pm

    Mike can bite my ear anytime😂😂😂



  28. @bryanspilner7370 on June 27, 2024 at 6:44 pm

    TYSON FOR PRESIDENT



  29. @claudegervais7103 on June 27, 2024 at 6:46 pm

    From cannibal to cannabis 🙂



  30. @antoniobernardoabbo9828 on June 27, 2024 at 6:49 pm

    greets from Amsterdam XXX



  31. @stevenbird8076 on June 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm

    SUCH A PLEASANT MAN , AND HES GOING TO DESTROY HOMEBOY IN THIS FIGHT COMING UP …



  32. @stevenbird8076 on June 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm

    FUTURE DOESNT DESERVE THE SPOT… BUT FREEBAND TESTS DOES



  33. @zz-.- on June 27, 2024 at 6:51 pm

    Leave it to Forbes to have a headline like this lol you clickbait clowns 😂



  34. @justtwobrotherspokemon on June 27, 2024 at 6:52 pm

    As a medical patient myself I’ve had mike bites they were top quality medicine. Well made. You go mike!!!!!



  35. @stevierico5934 on June 27, 2024 at 6:52 pm

    The love of money!



  36. @ns4gang96 on June 27, 2024 at 6:54 pm

    yeah see weed is amazing good thing that alot of people take for granted



  37. @dougwilkinson1303 on June 27, 2024 at 6:54 pm

    I would like to see Tyson



  38. @Alexandersuperman420 on June 27, 2024 at 6:54 pm

    I need some I am 21



  39. @Johnninham-ur1dr on June 27, 2024 at 6:55 pm

    ‘Bongon with Mike Tyson!’



  40. @RawShogun on June 27, 2024 at 6:55 pm

    Elevated just got the license for the Tyson brand in NM, the ears are pretty good, they look like little ears!



  41. @user-vg5rv5xf4u on June 27, 2024 at 6:55 pm

    Mike the legal thug.



  42. @TomZart on June 27, 2024 at 6:56 pm

    MARIJUANA POT FARMER SONG – 2024 $$
    I got out my pipe stuffed it with pot
    You better believe it held a whole lot.
    I whipped out a lighter thumbed up a flame
    Sucked down that smoke which comforts my brain.

    I tried alcohol smoked cigarettes
    They did nothing but give me regrets.
    My mom had arthritis could not walk around
    I rolled her a joint she danced on the ground.

    I thought I was losing my lovemaking knack
    After I smoked some to me it came back.
    Soon I decided prices were high
    I searched for some ground I wouldn’t have to buy.

    I bargained for seeds from smokers all around
    Got in my truck and drove out of town.
    I walked through the woods where wild birds nest
    Found me the meadow I thought was the best.

    I dug up the ground sowed all my seeds
    Said a small prayer for strong, healthy weeds.
    I watered at night with a five-gallon pail
    Mosquitoes went hungry for I wore a veil.

    Seven months went by; I thought I would die
    Till the Halloween moon was high in the sky.
    At night I went out, in a camouflage suit
    Used my corn knife to chop down the loot.

    I hung it up to dry where it could not be found.
    Came back and got it, when it had turned brown.
    I trimmed off the buds, stuffed them in bags
    Called all my friends and passed out free drags.

    In less than a week my crop was gone
    I flew to St. Thomas with a love hungry blonde!!

    By Tom Zart!
    Most Published Poet On The Web!



  43. @joeydiaz5037 on June 27, 2024 at 6:58 pm

    Selling single seed packs LOL



  44. @blaneharrison6341 on June 27, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    The champ of the world 💯



  45. @Williamjane69 on June 27, 2024 at 7:01 pm

    And we Cary his product. And from 3 blocks from each other 11233. WilliamJane @miketyson



  46. @JayBeachTV on June 27, 2024 at 7:02 pm

    You deserve it Mike love ya brotha!



  47. @robwood8201 on June 27, 2024 at 7:03 pm

    They are a awesome edible!!! I actually tried them on 4/20!!



  48. @jraddd367 on June 27, 2024 at 7:08 pm

    Love Mike and his brand of weed



  49. @GinaBurlingham on June 27, 2024 at 7:11 pm

    It is unwise to promote criminal behavior. .. and attempt to make such behaviors a novelty. Biting a person’s ear off is a CRIMINAL and reprehensible act.!! … Holyfield should sue because it is HIS ear they are selling.!!



  50. @dreamulator on June 27, 2024 at 7:13 pm

    YO SPONSER MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE