Infamous boxing legend Mike Tyson is calling for President Joe Biden to grant clemency to all marijuana offenders.
Tyson has moved into the cannabis industry as an industrial grower since retiring from boxing. He wrote a letter to Biden urging him to use his presidential powers to release all inmates held on federal marijuana charges.
“I write in support of granting clemency to marijuana offenders still incarcerated in federal prison and restoring civil rights to those haunted by a federal marijuana conviction,” the letter stated, according to Fox News.
Tyson also announced he’s joining the Weldon Project, a collection of artists, athletes, law enforcement officials, academics, and more in alliance with ending what they view as America’s draconian attitude toward marijuana.
“In September 2021, you received a letter from the Weldon Project — signed by dozens of artists, athletes, lawmakers, law enforcement officials, academics, business leaders, policy experts, reform advocates, and other professionals — asking you to issue a general pardon for federal marijuana offenders,” Tyson wrote.
“Today, I join the Weldon Project, Drake, Killer Mike, T.I., Deion Sanders, Bella Thorne, Jim Brown, and many others in calling upon you to end the madness of federal marijuana prohibition,” Tyson continued.
President Biden did not immediately respond to the comment. He has, however, granted several pardons for “simple federal and D.C. possession of marijuana offenses.”
According to Fox News, more than 3,000 inmates are currently incarcerated on the federal level for marijuana crimes.
[Fox News]
