Friday, September 7, 2018

Elon Musk Smokes Weed On Podcast

Elon Musk, the technology mogul behind Los Angeles-based SpaceX and The Boring Company--already under fire by investors at Tesla Motors for his recent inconsistent, public statements--boldly took a puff of marijuana on a YouTube broadcast on the Joe Rogan Experience on Thursday evening. The controversial move follows what has been a tumultuous time for Musk's public company, Tesla Motors, after a continuing controversey over Musk's public fued with one of the divers in the Thai soccer team rescue who he called "pedo guy", and a bizarre tweet last month from Musk saying he was taking Tesla Motors private at $420 with "funding secured". Musk later withdrew his tweet over taking Tesla private. "420" is a common code for smoking weed, among those who smoke marijuana. Although marijuana is now legal for recreational use in California, any kind of drug use by executives generally has traditionally been frowned upon by investors in both public and private markets.

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