Elon Musk says he fell under a government microscope after smoking weed Joe Rogan … claimed the feds randomly tested him.
The world’s richest man sat down for a podcast on Tuesday with the Nelk Boys and John the witnessand remembers the backlash he got from Uncle Sam over what he says was a measly rip from a stump while on Rogan’s show.
Remember, Elon flamed it out with Joe back in September 2018 when he came on camera while talking about Tesla’s plans for an airplane. The video went viral and then Tesla’s stock briefly skydived on the heels of the smoke sesh.
Elon says the federal response was “pretty cute” … explaining that the problem is that ganja is still illegal federally and because he runs SpaceX – who has lucrative government contracts – the US authorities tested him for a number of illegal drugs.
That’s interesting … Elon claims that the real driving force behind the random drug tests was his SpaceX competitors, who he says pressured the US authorities to test his urine.
Elon’s meeting with the Nelk Boys included a hard seltzer, but he doesn’t have to worry about the feds hounding him over alcohol.