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GB Sciences Supports the Position of LSU AgCenter: Allegations Made by Commissioner Are Untrue
GB Sciences Supports the Position of LSU AgCenter: Allegations Made by Commissioner Are Untrue.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nGB Sciences Supports the Position of LSU AgCenter: Allegations Made by Commissioner Are Untrue\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prnml40{\nMARGIN-LEFT:3.33em\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGB Sciences Supports the Position of LSU AgCenter: Allegations Made by Commissioner Are Untrue\nLSU AgCenter issued the following statement on Friday, March 8th.\nPR Newswire\nLAS VEGAS, March 12, 2019\n\n\n\nLAS VEGAS, March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GB Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: GBLX) announces that the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) through William B. Richardson, Vice President for Agriculture, today issued the following statement on allegations made by the Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) that LSU AgCenter and its public-private partner, GB Sciences Louisiana, are in violation of Louisiana's medical marijuana law:\n\n \n \n\n \n\"The LSU AgCenter received written approval on February 28, 2019, from the Director of LDAF's Medical Marijuana Program to move into two rooms within the new main production facility. LDAF attorney Tabitha Irvin wrote to the LSU AgCenter:\n'After careful consideration and in an effort to get the product to the pharmacies for the citizens of Louisiana, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry has decided to grant LSU AgCenter the authority to move plant material into the requested rooms (Mother room and Vegetative room) in the main facility.'\nRelying on this written approval from the LDAF, the LSU AgCenter moved plant material into the two specific rooms on Friday, March 1, 2019.\nThe following Monday, a LDAF inspector issued a deficiency notice to the LSU AgCenter for doing what Commissioner Strain expressly approved the week before. Then Commissioner Strain made reckless and unsupported public accusations against the LSU AgCenter and GB Sciences Louisiana and threatened litigation.\nThe allegations made by Commissioner Strain are simply untrue.\nThe LSU AgCenter and GB Sciences Louisiana have provided all information requested by the LDAF regarding suitability and operations.  ...