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BATON ROUGE, La. —
Southern University has selected its medical marijuana cultivation and production facility operator, which will help the university begin the process of producing medical marijuana in Louisiana.

School officials announced Friday that the university will work with Lafayette-based Advanced Biomedics LLC. The decision was voted on by the university's board of supervisors during a Sept. 22 meeting.


"Today, the board has voted to affirm the work invested by the Ag Center and the Medical Marijuana Review Committee to select a vendor for our historic medical marijuana initiative. We are excited about the opportunity to enter into this venture that has the potential to bring health benefits to improve lives and also to build into a successful enterprise for Southern University," said Ann. A. Smith, chair of the Southern University Board of Supervisors.

Friday's announcement comes days after Louisiana State University finalized its contract with a company that will grow medical marijuana for its AgCenter. Lawmakers agreed in 2015 to allow the two universities to begin growing medical marijuana.

The law will eventually get medical-grade marijuana to people with cancer, a severe form of cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy and other diseases.

Advanced Biomedics, LLC will produce pharmaceutical grade medicines from marijuana plants, under Southern University’s license, for patients suffering from Cancer, HIV/AIDS, cachexia or wasting syndrome, seizure disorders, epilepsy, spasticity, Crohn's disease, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, officials said.

The medication will be provided to patients in the form of oils, pills, powders, gelatin-based chewables and other non-inhalable forms.

More information about the program can be found online.