{"id":38633,"date":"2023-09-15T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/mike-tyson-gets-fans-splashing-the-cash-at-grand-opening-of-his-amsterdam-cannabis-coffee-shop\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:01:42","slug":"mike-tyson-gets-fans-splashing-the-cash-at-grand-opening-of-his-amsterdam-cannabis-coffee-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/mike-tyson-gets-fans-splashing-the-cash-at-grand-opening-of-his-amsterdam-cannabis-coffee-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson gets fans splashing the cash at grand opening of his Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-09-15\" datetime=\"1694790102\" pubdate=\"\">15 September 2023<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/mike-tyson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,mike-tyson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a> reportedly had fans spend \u00a381 (\u20ac95) in-store to gain a raffle ticket for his meet and greet at the grand opening of his cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Mike Tyson had a raffle entry for his meet and greet &#8211; only for those who spent \u00a381 minimum<\/p>\n<p>The boxing legend met with fans as he opened the doors to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/mike-tyson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,mike-tyson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a> Coffee Shop 2.0 in the Dutch capital this week.<\/p>\n<p>However, they had to fork out a lot of money in the store to gain a raffle entry to try and get to meet their idol.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press at the store in Spuistraat, he said: \u201cThis is what I\u2019ve always wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been here on many occasions as a teenager, and I\u2019ve always wanted to be part of the cannabis business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nIt was previously reported that cannabis products he has sold since 2016 through his Tyson Holistic label are making him an estimated \u00a3500,000 a month.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 57-year-old world heavyweight champ previously claimed he stays in shape by taking magic mushrooms every day and smoking cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe was quoted by the Daily Star last year as saying: &#8220;Cannabis is good to workout on for me. I just wish I was smoking back when I was fighting \u2013 I really lost out there from an athlete\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBut if I\u2019d smoked during my boxing career, I probably wouldn\u2019t have been so aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI also like taking mushrooms and smoking before fighting. I take psychedelics every day, mushrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTyson, infamous for his ear-bite fight in 1997 against Evander Holyfield, is CEO of Tyson 2.0, the cannabis brand that has produced the best-selling edible \u2018Mike Bites\u2019 \u2013 shaped exactly like Holyfield&#8217;s ear.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe boxer added: \u201cI\u2019ve been making hundreds of thousands of dollars just from images of biting people\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s just incredible and I\u2019m very grateful. It could have been bad. It could have turned out really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTyson\u2019s business also offers premium marijuana strains and extracts, and he is building a 418-acre marijuana-themed holiday resort he hopes will be home to a music festival to rival Coachella.<\/p>\n<p>\nAlong with a luxury hotel and the lure of glamping tents, there will be a Tyson University on-site that will aim to teach cannabis cultivation tips to wannabe farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe has admitted smoking up to \u00a340,000 a month of his own supply.<\/p>\n<p>\nTyson added about how he believes cannabis oil products can help beat other addictions: \u201cI\u2019ve been fighting for over 20 years, and my body has a lot of wear and tear.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI had two surgeries and I used marijuana to calm my nerves, and it would take the pain away&#8230; but before, they had me on those opiates, and those opiates had me all screwed up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nTyson suffers from sciatica and uses the drug for medicinal purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/mike-tyson-gets-fans-splashing-cash-grand-opening-amsterdam-cannabis-coffee-shop-1385355.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 September 2023 Mike Tyson reportedly had fans spend \u00a381 (\u20ac95) in-store to gain a raffle ticket for his meet and greet at the grand opening of his cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam. 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