Algorithms and marijuana

The Portuguese private consultancy LTPLabs has developed an algorithm to predict which countries will legalize cannabis recreationally and for medicinal use. Artificial intelligence, masses of data and 98 variables were the magic ingredients used to create this futuristic tool. LTPLabs is a private Portuguese consultancy made up of three professors from the University of Oporto, which was founded in 2014 to help companies make decisions. At the beginning of 2019, they published an algorithm that predicts which countries will legalize cannabis in the near future. The project came to them through a direct request from a client in the pharmaceutical area.