Comp and Cannabis Blog

Welcome to Our Special Cannabis & Workers’ Compensation Newsletter

Hot News Nuggets Regarding Workers’ Comp and Reimbursement of Out-Of-Pocket Costs to Injured Workers: My office has filed a test case in Lancaster seeking to...

Two Recent WCJ Decisions Deny Requests for MMJ Reimbursement in Pennsylvania. Both Have Been Appealed to the WCAB

It is disappointing to report that a Western PA WCJ recently denied my client’s request for MMJ reimbursement. My client, Ronette Schepis, was injured in...

Update on Medical Marijuana Reimbursement in Pennsylvania

Another Settlement I have settled another case where money was allotted to reimburse an injured worker for out-of-pocket costs for treatment with MMJ. This was...

Medical Marijuana Reimbursement Update

No, New Hampshire Did Not Just Direct a Carrier to Reimburse an Injured Worker for Their Medical Marijuana Costs, But… You can read about my...

A Good News Newsletter: Positive Developments for Injured Workers Using Medical Marijuana

Success! I am pleased to report that my Lancaster County MMJ reimbursement test case has settled. The carrier agreed to pay my client a significant...

Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation Updates

Two cases in Pennsylvania will test the limits of our Medical Marijuana Law’s anti-discrimination provision. The provision states that employers may not refuse to hire...

Commonwealth Court Rules CBD as Legitimate Treatment for Work Injuries

The Commonwealth Court in a published and precedential opinion just ruled that workers’ compensation carriers are required to reimburse injured workers who use cannabidiol (CBD)...

Workers Comp & MMJ Case Updates NJ and PA

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Hager decision yesterday and ruled that NJ Workers’ Compensation carriers can be compelled to reimburse injured workers...

Workers’ Comp & Medical Marijuana Newsletter

Huge Win for PA Injured Workers Commonwealth Court Orders Reimbursement of Medical Marijuana Costs for Injured Workers Today, on a day usually associated with green...

Work Injuries & a Recent Death in the Cannabis Industry

Today I want to break away from my usual format and take a closer look at the emerging occupational hazards for those employed in manufacturing...

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Medical Marijuana Reimbursement

Minnesota Supreme Court Finds Controlled Substances Act Pre-Empts Minnesota’s Medical Marijuana Law: Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Made to United States Supreme Court to...

Psilocybin: The Next Medical Marijuana or a Risky Gamble?

Medical Marijuana has become a relatively mainstream and popular treatment alternative for pain and other health conditions. In several states, including Pennsylvania, workers’ comp carriers...