Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX (WSJ)

[dalton99a]

https://www.wsj.com/business/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-e826a9e1
https://archive.ph/43TFo

Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX
Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of drugs — including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine — could harm his companies
By Emily Glazer and Kirsten Grind
Jan. 6, 2024 9:00 pm ET

Elon Musk and his supporters offer several explanations for his contrarian views, unfiltered speech and provocative antics. They’re an expression of his creativity. Or the result of his mental-health challenges. Or fallout from his stress, or sleep deprivation.

In recent years, some executives and board members at his companies and others close to the billionaire have developed a persistent concern that there is another component driving his behavior: his use of drugs.

And they fear the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive’s drug use could have major consequences not just for his health, but also the six companies and billions in assets he oversees, according to people familiar with Musk and the companies.

The world’s wealthiest person has used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, often at private parties around the world, where attendees sign nondisclosure agreements or give up their phones to enter, according to people who have witnessed his drug use and others with knowledge of it. Musk has previously smoked marijuana in public and has said he has a prescription for the psychedelic-like ketamine.

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[2naSalit]

1. No surprise.

Hope he loses it all and soon.

[RockRaven]

2. Public info is public. This has been known forever.

"Forever" in Wall Street terms, I mean -- fucking YEARS upon YEARS and more.

This article might as well be about how water is wet or the Earth is round.

[nilram]

3. Go to Mars already, Elon.

I'll buy the drugs.

[RobinA]

5. OFFS

I am no Musk fan, but can they really believe that he's the first zillionaire company owner to use mind altering substances? Enough with the War on Drugs rhetoric. I'm more concerned that he's NOT taking his meds.

[Johonny]

6. Yet somehow keeps his security clearance