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...

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.

You overestimate SpaceX's importance.

No, he is not.

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

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.

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

Which literally nobody cares about.

Illegal drug use?

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

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.

Marijuana