Did Weed Save Kevin Smith?

May 3, 2018 | 6:30 AM

Kevin Smith has made a lot of lifestyle changes after his massive heart attack, but one indulgence he just won’t give up is? Marijuana.

The 47-year-old Clerks director appeared on The Late Show Tuesday to discuss his health scare with host Stephen Colbert, and credit pot with his second chance at life.

  • “They got me to the hospital and they wheel me into the emergency room and the whole time I’m chill. Like, the guy said, the paramedic, he goes, ‘You’re being real calm, that’s going to get you through this,’” Smith recalled. “And there’s a dude behind him goes, ‘That’s what’s going to save his life.’ And I’m like, ‘What does that part [mean]?’”
  • Smith credits his chill with the weed he’s smoked prior to his stand-up special, which preceded the heart attack.
  • “I said, ‘Doc, honestly, I just smoked too much weed this morning. That’s what this is,’” Smith said, after being told he was having a heart attack. “I honestly thought I was too high. I’d smoked a bunch of weed that day because I was doing the show and then I smoked a joint right before the show and then I got off stage and all of the sudden I had a heart attack.”
  • But doctor had a different take.
  • “He goes, ‘No, quite the opposite. That weed saved your life.’ And I was like, ‘Do tell! Like, what do you mean?’” Smith quipped. “He said, ‘You kept calm. They told you [that] you were having a massive heart attack, and you remained calm the whole time, so that joint saved your life.’”
  • Since having a heart attack, Smith has changed his diet and shed more than 30 pounds.

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