Public Records Request: Documents About Medical Marijuana (2015-2023)

Dear Mr. Yerkes -
Your Public Records Request was received and forwarded to the appropriate department(s) for the collection of the requested documents. Please note that LSU can only provide you with public records where LSU is the custodian of the records.
Effective June 2022, the Louisiana Legislature authorized the charging of fees associated with the production of electronic records. (https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB473/id/2595654) (https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1290276).
You will be notified when the public records are available for you to inspect and/or have copies provided.

Listed below are the fees for copying records. All payments for copies of records must be made prior to receipt of the records, via check or money order, payable to LSU.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (225) 578-0335.

Fee Schedule
Paper Copies
$0.25 per page
PDF Document
$0.25 per page
PowerPoint Presentations
$0.25 per page
Word Document
$0.25 per page
Any Other Electronic Document (including but not limited to PST and Excel) provided through email or an internet link
$10.00 per GB with a $3.00 minimum/base fee
Any Other Electronic Document provided on a thumb drive or compact disc
$25.00 per drive or disc
Delivery
Additional delivery/postage fees may apply depending on form and/or bulk of delivery
Additional Fees
Additional service fees may apply depending on the scope of the request

LSU is committed to providing access to public records in accordance with Louisiana Public Records Laws.

LSU will make all reasonable effort to respond to requests for access to public records as soon as possible and in accordance with the provisions of the Public Records Law. However, large requests will take longer to collect and process because all requests must be reviewed for exceptions to the Public Records Law by LSU before they can be inspected, copied, and/or reproduced. Notice will be provided to you in all instances where the public nature of the records is in question.

Please take a brief moment to acknowledge receipt of this response via email.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

[LSU]<http://www.lsu.edu/>

Johanna A. Posada
Associate General Counsel
Office of Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Louisiana State University
124 University Administration Building
3810 West Lakeshore Dr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Office: (225) 578-3531
jposada1@lsu.edu<mailto:jposada1@lsu.edu> | lsu.edu<http://www.lsu.edu/>

Dear Mr. Yerkes,

This email is to respond to your Public Records Requests made in your email below, pursuant to Louisiana Public Records Law. Please see below for LSU's responses to your request.

1. The LSU AgCenter does not have any official memos, policy documents or guidelines related to the therapeutic use of cannabis.

1. Your request, as stated, is overly broad and vague. It is not limited by specific sender or recipient. As submitted, it is not possible to formulate a search query and perform a comprehensive computerized search that would be certain to capture all potentially responsive material. Nor would it be possible to perform a search without capturing an enormous amount of extraneous, unresponsive material that would make necessary segregation and redaction unreasonably burdensome and expensive. For these reasons, LSU is not able to respond to your request at this time. See LSA-RS 44:33.A(2). Please be reminded that the LSU AgCenter has contracted with a third-party vendor through the public bid process for the production, formulation, and distribution of therapeutic cannabis in compliance with LA RS 40:1046-1047, and the AgCenter would not have access to records between the Supplier's "Ruston Facility" and "the government of Louisiana."

1. The LSU AgCenter is not aware of any completed studies, reports, or assessments commissioned by LDH related to medicinal properties and uses of cannabis. LDAF is currently working to comply with Senate Resolution 96 by Senator Mizell. The attached summary of LSU AgCenter research initiatives (submitted to the Joint Health and Welfare legislative committee) was provided to LDH to support their effort. However, these research projects are currently underway and preliminary data/information is not available for distribution.

This communication concludes LSU's response to your Public Records Request. LSU requests that you acknowledge receipt of this email.

Sincerely,

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Jonathan Barnett
Paralegal
Office of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Louisiana State University
3810 W. Lakeshore Dr., Suite 124
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Email: jmbarnett@lsu.edu<mailto:jmbarnett@lsu.edu> : Phone: (225) 578-3255