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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...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...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...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...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...First Impression Case: Oral Argument Scheduled for Medical Marijuana Reimbursement
I am happy to report that the Commonwealth Court has scheduled oral argument before the Court En Banc in one of my cases seeking to...Huge Win: PA WCJ Orders Reimbursement of Medical Marijuana Expenses of Injured Worker
For the first time, a PA Workers’ Compensation Judge has ordered a workers’ comp carrier to reimburse an injured worker for her out-of-pocket costs of...