Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, sparking a range of reactions early Friday on the internet.
After Rogan said he was smoking marijuana inside tobacco, the podcast host asked Musk, “You probably can’t because of stockholders, right?”
Musk responded with, “I mean it’s legal, right?” Rogan then said “it’s totally legal,” and Musk said “OK” and took a drag.
The reactions online included Guardian reporter Julia Carrie Wong tweeting, “I’ve lost it,” while tracking the interview.
Video for the podcast is below, and the smoking begins about 2 hours and 10 minutes into the interview.
The Tesla TSLA, +0.07% chief’s willingness to take risks with what he does online has been increasingly questioned, a recent MarketWatch story noted.
Other viewers of the podcast, which lasted more than two and a half hours, were offering praise:
I just watched @elonmusk on @joerogan for hours and it changed my life. One of the most incredible conversations I have seen online. Has me thinking about the future in a whole new way. Be nicer to people, was the final message. Amen.
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) September 7, 2018
Tesla shares recently traded about 1% lower in premarket action on Friday.
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