Elon Musk ‘smokes weed’ as he teases electric plane design on Joe Rogan podcast

Laid-back interview comes less than a month after tech tycoon said cannabis ‘is not helpful for productivity’

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Elon Musk on live web show The Joe Rogan Experience
(Image credit: Joe Rogan Experience)

Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk drank whisky and “smoked weed” live on the web today as he discussed developing his own electric aeroplane.

The tech billionaire was appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast hosted by the US comedian that attracts more than 3.2 million subscribers on YouTube.

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