Posted on 09/07/2018 7:25:12 AM PDT by Ennis85
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has smoked marijuana live on the web during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan.
Mr Rogan offered his guest the drug, which is legal in California, as the pair discussed tech innovation and the public's perception of Mr Musk.
"I mean, it's legal, right?" asked the Tesla founder, before taking a drag on the joint.
Last month, Mr Musk said he was not "on weed" when he tweeted about plans to make Tesla a private firm.
The business leader made the comments in an interview with the New York Times.
He also told the newspaper he works "120-hour weeks" and takes sedatives.
His controversial plans regarding Tesla's ownership were dropped about two weeks later, following outrage from some investors.
In another development, Tesla's chief accounting officer said he had resigned after only one month in the role, citing "the level of public attention placed on the company" among his reasons.
The firm's head of HR, Gaby Toledano, also announced she would not rejoin the company after a leave of absence. Tesla shares fell more than 7% in early New York trading.
'Is it legal?'
During the podcast, Mr Rogan offered Mr Musk a joint, which he said contained a mix of tobacco and marijuana - dried leaves and flowering parts of the female cannabis plant.
Of 50 US sates, recreational cannabis remains illegal in 41 - but it was legalised in California, where the podcast was filmed, in January.
"Is that a cigar?" asked Mr Musk when his host first proffered the joint.
The pair also enjoyed whiskey during the podcast recording.
Mr Musk pointed out: "Alcohol's a drug."
During their conversation, Mr Musk talked about his health and his management of Tesla - which he said was the most challenging of his various businesses and projects.
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Losers don’t create $60,000,000,000 companies from scratch in well-entrenched high-stakes industries.
That major players “have products coming down the pike” is only because he created major competition. They’re a decade behind him, and will be hard-pressed to produce better.
Not sure how you conclude “short it ... put the Tesla to shame.”
What gives the muskrat his musk? Maryjane
Love, the lion
It’s not really drug use if you and the joint only exist within a massive simulation.
As if I needed yet *another* reason to avoid his products like the plague!
Ooooh, most excellent. You have to assume someone might steal it.
Rumor has it he’s hired Charlie Sheen and Randy Quaid as advisors.
Go ahead and put your money where your mouth is. DOn’t see any dividend. Don’t know if they’ve even made money. Don’t know. Don’t know of any brokerage firm bullish on this stock still. Sounds like they’re way behind in their production, and they have quality issues.
I drove a Tesla about a year ago. The most amazing car I’ve ever driven, bar none. Next car I buy, probably in three years, will be electric.
I do see that the board of directors of his company better step in before he does more damage....like for example shooting his mouth off that he’s going to take the company private and has the capital to do it.
IN short, his car is looking more and more like a Delorean in the making.
He’s likely always been like this. He is a successful person, but I think he and I are the same.
I have the intellect to run a company - even two of this size. But I don’t have “what it takes” to do either. He has a board, and I have a board. I have to take a step back and let them do them while I do me.
As a designer and visionary he and I both have what it takes, but there are certain aspects that we don’t.
I’m impressed by his life, but I also think he’s a flawed person - like everyone.
As far as where his company is going, it’s going down. And that’s ok - it’s supposed to. You can’t tell investors that but the Tesla car brand was designed not to be the best, it was designed to be the first. After this company broke ground of COURSE other companies will come and improve on it. That’s the natural progression. He understands this. Investors would never invest if they understood this as well.
The Solar industry seems to get it, and it’s investment has been glacially slow. Same with wind power. The first generations won’t be perfect but they are moving toward a goal.
Dope smoker Musk? Well that explains this lunacy: https://www.space.com/41749-elon-musk-living-in-simulation-rogan-podcast.html
Stupidity re-defined.
Sounds like the federal governments's problem, not Musk's.
Rogan pretty much cheerleads for various kinds of dope on each of his shows, oh, and he's a real Trump-bashing moron. With the right guest the show can be interesting, but with him as the host, the average of his and his guest's /s' IQs has to be above 100, or the show sucks.
The investors and NASA must be pleased that the ceo is a pothead.
Doesn’t help, but also doesn’t negate $60B in new companies making major industry advances.
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