Mike Tyson: Malawi Asks Former Boxer To Be Cannabis Ambassador
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“Tyson will be working with us”
Agriculture Minister Lobin Low sent a letter to Tyson inviting him to take up the role, and said legalisation in Malawi had created new opportunities.
Tyson, a former world heavyweight champion, is an entrepreneur and has invested in a cannabis farm in the US.
But the move has been criticised by some as the former boxer was imprisoned for sex offences in the 1990s.
“Malawi may not go it alone as the industry is complex [and requires] collaboration. I would therefore like to appoint you, Mr Mike Tyson, as Malawi’s Cannabis Branch ambassador,” Mr Lowe wrote.
The United States Cannabis Association was facilitating the deal with Tyson, the agriculture ministry said.
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