Let's Talk Politics

Gabrielle, You make a great case for the legalization of marijuana. However, I disagree with you on the amount of research that's been done on marijuana. On the contrary, the effects and health benefits of marijuana have been heavily researched. It has been proven to treat various medical conditions raging from anxiety, migraines, epilepsy, pain management to treating cancer. Even the American Medical Association has spoken to its benefits. Pharmaceutical companies are lobbying against the legalization of marijuana as it would great reduce their profits. They've brainwashed society into thinking it's a harmful substance. The hypocrisy is mind bogging. Big pharma produces "legalized drugs" that are made out of harmful and addicting chemicals. The result is that we're now in the middle of an opioid crisis. These "legal" drugs are not just "treating" illnesses, they're now taking lives by the dozens. When it comes to making money, the one

Let's talk about the testy topic that's currently being brought up in this country, immigration reform. Immigration reform was the hot button issue of the 2016 election and it was one of the top 3 driving the forces that pushed Trump's campaign to win the White House. It's the issue that has divided families and pitted friends and colleagues against one another. Many view immigration reform under the belief that it's to keep the "terrorists" out, to kick out the criminals, to protect U.S. borders, to stop immigrants from taking over American jobs and using our resources [social services]. Others see this administration's immigration reform policies as a pretense to push a racist agenda; to create an anti-immigrant attitudes using fear mongering and alienation, deportation and discouraging immigrants and refugees from coming to this country in spite of if going through the process. I think we can all agree, this country is in need of immigration refor