National Security & Defense

Eugene

(62,626 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:47 PM Mar 2019

Elon Musk's security clearance is reportedly under review by the Pentagon after he smoked marijuana

Source: Business Insider

Elon Musk's security clearance is reportedly under review by the Pentagon after he smoked marijuana on Joe Rogan's podcast in September

Mark Matousek 49m

The Pentagon is reviewing Elon Musk's federal security clearance after he smoked marijuana during a September interview with Joe Rogan, Bloomberg reports, citing a US official. (Recreational use of marijuana is legal in California, where the interview was filmed, but not under US law.)

Musk's secret-level security clearance is tied to SpaceX, the rocket manufacturing and launching company where Musk serves as CEO. The company launches satellites for the US government.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Musk has reportedly refiled a security form that requires the disclosure of any illegal drug use from the prior seven years. While recreational marijuana use is legal in some states, it is illegal under federal law, and federal employees or contractors with security clearances cannot use the drug.

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Elon Musk's security clearance is reportedly under review by the Pentagon after he smoked marijuana (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2019 OP

i knew people who had used marijuana prior to getting clearances over 30 years ago. unblock Mar 2019 #1

They are bothered or not bothered defacto7 Mar 2019 #5

oh FFS samnsara Mar 2019 #2

Marry Trump's daughter. That will fix it. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #3

He has the wrong daddy. sweetroxie Mar 2019 #4

unblock

(54,115 posts)

1. i knew people who had used marijuana prior to getting clearances over 30 years ago.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:50 PM

Mar 2019

i thought they weren't really bothered by marijuana use, just lying about it.

maybe it's different if you use it after you've already gotten the security clearance?

defacto7

(13,550 posts)

5. They are bothered or not bothered

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:15 PM

Mar 2019

depending on how useful you are to who is in control. If you're doing what you're told and not creating difficulties there's no bother. Get out of line and it becomes a tool for submission.