Rick Mercer Goes Off on People Sharing a Joint During COVID-19

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Grow Op

Canadian comedian Rick Mercer has some advice during the coronavirus outbreak: Stop looking for loopholes and please, please stop being stupid.

Speaking from his home, rather than the familiar graffiti alley in downtown Toronto, Mercer unleashed yet another inspired rant during Tuesday’s edition of CBC’s The National.

“Yesterday, I saw a group of people walking down the street passing around a joint. Seriously? Passing around a joint?” Mercer asked incredulously. “Legal? Yes. Stupid? Big time yes. Why not just French kiss each other, go home and catch your house on fire,” he admonished.

Estimating that 95 per cent of Canadians are doing the right thing, he said “some of us are bending the rules and it has to stop because it is through a loophole that the virus will get in. We can do this, but only together, all of us together. Flatten the curve, plug the holes.”

While Mercer’s point is well-taken, experts are suggesting we go even further when it comes to cannabis and COVID-19, recommending that we don’t smoke weed at all during the pandemic.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with smoking-related lung conditions are more vulnerable to COVID-19. “Conditions that increase oxygen needs or reduce the ability of the body to use it properly will put patients at higher risk of serious lung conditions such as pneumonia,” WHO notes.

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