LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson talks about the medical marijuana project at a forum in Baton Rouge on Oct. 28. (Photo by Olivia McClure)
Medical marijuana project needs $11M in private funding to get growing
Fri, 11/11/2016 - 5:09am
Harlan Kirgan
The state-mandated initiative to grow marijuana and process it for medical purposes will need at least $11 million in private funding to get off the ground, and it will be at least 18 months before any product sales are made, according to a project concept recently released by the LSU AgCenter.
