Elon Musk was banned from SpaceX facilities due to past drug use.

According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may not be granted the highest level of security access to some of the company's buildings – even though around 400 of his employees have that privilege.

SpaceX's lawyers advised executives against seeking to upgrade the security clearances for the unpredictable CEO, as this would force him to disclose information about his frequent contacts with foreigners, as well as his use of illicit substances.

Currently, Musk possesses "top secret" security clearance, allowing him access to "certain national security secrets," but it's not the highest level of clearance needed to work on top-secret programs, according to WSJ sources.

Even Musk's current security clearance took years to be granted, following an incident involving him smoking marijuana with Joe Rogan on a podcast in 2018. SpaceX's lawyers are also reportedly considering his use of ketamine, a highly controversial issue in the media.

Mr. Musk during a meeting with NASA employees and leaders. (Photo: AP)

Worse still, if Musk seeks to obtain a higher level of security clearance, he could risk losing his current "top secret" status, further increasing concerns among his lawyers.

However, now that Musk has been appointed head of the Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE) by President-elect Donald Trump, these concerns may soon become irrelevant. With a prominent position in the upcoming administration, the world's richest man may soon have easier access to more classified information.

Because he lacks access to the highly classified "Sensitive Compartmented Information" (SCI) that several hundred SpaceX employees possess, Musk is unable to access certain information about the company's spy satellite program, known as Starshield. According to the WSJ, he is even barred from most of the facilities where related work is being carried out.

Earlier this year, the WSJ also reported that Musk has a long history of using psychoactive substances, including LSD and hallucinogenic mushrooms. However, his lawyers later denied this information, asserting that he "never failed" any drug tests at SpaceX.

In a 2023 social media post, CEO Musk wrote that "occasionally using ketamine" was a much better option than taking antidepressants and revealed that he had a prescription for the drug when "brain chemicals sometimes become extremely negative."

Media reports indicate that several board members at Tesla and SpaceX have expressed concerns about his drug use, which has had significant consequences for his health and for the vast business empire he oversees.

In response to those concerns, Musk stated that he didn't think his use of stimulants would affect government contracts or investor relationships. " From a Wall Street perspective, it's about execution. Are you creating value for investors? Tesla is currently worth the equivalent of the rest of the automotive industry combined... so from an investor's perspective, if I'm using something that helps, then I should continue using it, " he said, adding that he believes his depression is genetic.

According to a WSJ article published in January, people who had observed or knew about the world's richest billionaire's drug use said he frequently used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and hallucinogenic mushrooms at private parties around the world, where attendees had to sign non-disclosure agreements or hand over their phones to enter.

Quartz (Source: Futurism)

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