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Neil deGrasse Tyson defends Elon Musk smoking weed on camera: 'Let the man get high if he wants to get high' (TSLA)

Neil deGrasse Tyson praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview with TMZ, calling him "the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison." Tyson defended Musk's conduct in an interview last week with Joe Rogan in which Musk was filmed smoking marijuana.

  • Tyson defended Musk's conduct in an interview last week with Joe Rogan in which Musk
  • "Can they leave him alone? Let the man get high if he wants to get high," Tyson said.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson defended Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview with TMZ, calling him "the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison."

Tyson defended Musk's conduct in an interview last week with Joe Rogan in which Musk was filmed smoking marijuana. (Recreational use of Marijuana is legal in California, where the interview was filmed.)

"Can they leave him alone? Let the man get high if he wants to get high," Tyson said.

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Before his interview with Rogan, Musk told The New York Times in August that marijuana hurts one's ability to work.

Tyson later said he's a fan of Musk, suggesting that he's among the most innovative people working today.

"Count me as team Elon," Tyson said. "He's the only game in town. He's the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison."

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