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> I hate it because of the damage it will do to Tesla and SpaceX when he's likely banned from leading a company.

He would only be banned from leading a public company; SpaceX is still private (and, heck, maybe he could realize his plan of taking Tesla private, too.)

So, SpaceX wouldn't be directly effected.

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Could affect their ability to get government contracts if he's convicted.

I was surprised to see someone dealing with export restricted technology and secret clearance launch missions smoke mj on the podcast. I know for a fact they're still relatively zero tolerance about that.

Well, the stock is definitely on sale compared to where it was when he made that statement, so maybe!

SpaceX could be affected by him losing his security clearance for illegal drug use though.

So US interests could be harmed by damage to an important US company, itself entirely due to backwards US drug policies? I don't think Musk is the problem in that case...

Yes, because he showed such amazing judgment. It’s obviously the law that’s messed up.

Who would have though #yolo #420 #blazeit is not a good way to lead a company?

It obviously is. Countless billions of dollars wasted and millions deprived of their freedom for what? Prohibition will go down in history as one of the biggest mistakes of our time.

You overestimate SpaceX's importance.

No, he is not.

Still stupid of him to break it publicly even if the law is stupid. But even stupider is the recreational use of Ambien and wine, which is a legitimate security risk.

Illegal drug use?

Marijuana is illegal, federally.

Obama, the then Candidate, publicly admitted he "inhaled". People voted for him and made him the President. Elon on a show smoked once and explicitly said it is not productive and he never smokes weed at all. Some how it is a topic of discussion every where and he lost his mind and what not. Double standards !

It would be a double standard if Obama chose to broadcast illegal drug use to millions of people to score some internet points while holding a security clearance.

Smoking marijuana and, allegedly, the acid that prompted the tweets in the SEC suit.

Marijuana

Which literally nobody cares about.

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