ROFL
Not to be fear mongering but we are sitting on the San Andreas fault of geopolitics. Sure the structure is stable but as soon as the ground shakes it will fall apart.
You got mass immigration in Europe which if it doesn't cause social unrest it will definitely cause financial distress with most of the rapefugees being economic migrants. This while there's an underlying desire to break the union up following Brexits lead.
In the US you got a wild card President coming in and the Fed which plans to raise interest rates. People already can't afford their loans at stupid low rates, what makes you think that when the central rate climbs up to 2-4% they'll be able to stay out of default.
Famous investment words: Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. If your gut is to buy gold, buy gold. As far as I see it's on special now.
As to not get too far off topic, I'd buy MJ stocks with the money you'd spend gambling on loto tickets and at the casino. You may lose your money but you definately have better odds.