Kevin Smith has a lot to be grateful for after surviving a “massive” widowmaker heart attack earlier this year — particularly, the giant joint he smoked right before it happened.
The comedian stopped by The Late Show on Tuesday to divulge new details about the night he was shooting a standup special for Showtime and ended up being rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was told he was in the middle of a serious health crisis.
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While the 47-year-old filmmaker thought perhaps the mary jane he smoked before the show had triggered the attack, it turned out to be his guardian angel!
He explained to Stephen Colbert:
“I asked my doctor like after this was all done, I was like, ‘I hate to ask this question, man, but did I have a heart attack because of the weed? Because I smoked a joint right before the show.'”
Smith recalled his doctor telling him:
“No. In fact, quite the opposite. That weed saved your life├óΓé¼┬ª [the paramedics] told you [you] were going through stuff and you kept calm the whole time, so that joint saved your life.”
Hear that? Weed officially saves lives — stick that in your pipe and smoke it, anti-marijuana politicians!
Watch the full clip (above) to hear Smith tell the story in blunt detail.