Mike Tyson smokes poisonous weed up to three times a day.

The former boxing champion, Mike Tyson He says he smokes the poison of the bryony up to three times a day for its powerful psychedelic effect and claims that it has made him more creative and focused.

Not to mention that he is able to envision a life beyond death...

«In my travels, I have seen that death is beautiful,» Tyson told the New York Post from ”Wonderland,” a conference in Miami dedicated to hallucinogens. «Life and death should both be beautiful, but death has a bad reputation. The phrynos has taught me that I won't be here forever. There is an expiration date.».

The poison it is heavy hallucinogenic and its possession is illegal in the US. The toxic secretions of the Sonoran desert cactus, which repel predators, are turned into a dry paste that is smoked and quickly leads to a very intense and noticeable effect, according to the Addiction Center. The ”trip” can render you physically incapacitated for about half an hour.

«It's such a powerful experience that, in most cases, trying it in a party it's not safe,» said Alan K. Davis of the Psychedelic Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University in a 2019 report by the Center for Addiction. «It's not a drug for recreational use. A large dose causes fainting and disconnection from the user's mind and body. It can cause an anxiety attack and land you in the emergency room,» Davis added.

Tyson said he discovered the drug four years ago, when he was 100 pounds overweight and abusing alcohol and drugs., noted the New York Post. He tried it on the advice of a friend and believes that helped him lose weight, continue boxing, and reconnect with his family. He has taken it dozens of times, sometimes using it three times a day.

«I did it because I dared,» recalls Tyson. «I was taking hard drugs like cocaine, so I thought, why not? It sends you to another dimension. Before I smoked the fry, I was a mess. The toughest opponent I faced was myself. I had low self-esteem. People with big egos often have low self-esteem.. We use our ego to hide it. The flute strips away the ego.».

Tyson now has Sonoran desert bighorn sheep on his ranch in Desert Hot Springs, California.

«The purpose of using the poison of the fly is to reach your highest potential,» he told the Post. «I see the world differently. We are all the same. Everything is love.».