Credit Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News LSUS CANNABIS COURSE- The legal cannabis industry is considered one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. Medical-marijuana has become legal in many states and there is growing support for legalizing recreational use as more states are considering proposals to allow legal cannabis sales for regular consumption just like alcoholic beverages. But there are many other uses for cannabis other than medicinal or recreational consumption. There’s cannabis hemp fiber which can be used in everything from rope and textile manufacturing, clothing, shoes, food, paper, bioplastics, insulation, and biofuel. Analysts predict that the legal cannabis industry could be worth as much as $24 billion dollars in 2021. A new course called: “Careers in Cannabis” is being offered through LSU-Shreveport’s Continuing Education. The instructor is Jim Cardelli, a local entrepreneur with a biochemistry research background who has launched several biotech companies.