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LSU AgCenter Recieves Final Approval to Start Planting Medical Marijuana in Louisiana

LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center are the two designated locations in Louisiana legally allowed to grow medical marijuana.

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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry gave the LSU Ag Center and GB Sciences the final OK on Aug. 17 to start growing Louisiana's first legal crop of medical marijuana.

LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center are the two designated locations in Louisiana legally allowed to grow medical marijuana. GB Sciences is the company contracted by the LSU AgCenter to grow and produce medical marijuana.

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Lakeeshia Giddens, the press contact for the Southern AgCenter said in an email Friday they are still waiting for approval from the LDAF.

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Production of medical marijuana has been held up in recent weeks by the approval process required by the LDAF.

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