How donors, access and polls led Trump to reclassify marijuana

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President Donald Trump’s move Thursday to sign an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana — and clearing the way for a Medicare pilot program covering CBD — caps a coordinated, yearlong push by the cannabis industry that combined traditional lobbying, sizable political donations, data-driven messaging and direct outreach to the president’s inner circle, industry […]


Prediction markets challenge political polls in elections

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As prediction markets offer contracts in more and more areas, are they starting to encroach on the role that opinion polls currently serve in politics? Pre-election polls are often referenced in the build-up to major elections, offering a flavor of the results that might be on the way. However, every political commentator will be quick […]