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Drug-Free Workplace Policies Don't Mean Fewer Claims, NCCI Study Shows
09/16/2020
codes for employers who receive premium credits for drug testing and education plans.
The study was done as some 33 states have legalized recreational or medical marijuana in the last few years raising new questions for employers and insurers said the authors NCCI actuaries Barry Lipton Chyn
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Rules Would Require Reimbursement of up to 2 lbs. of Marijuana a Year
10/06/2015
marijuana from the federal government according to media reports.
A 2007 study of the federal program Dosing Medical Marijuana Rational Guidelines on Trial in Washington State estimated each patient used about 8.24 grams per day which translates to more than 6.5 pounds per year.
And that's only
Category: News
Concerns Swirl Around Safety of Marijuana Use
12/28/2017
substance is being eyed by some as a substitute for opioids in providing pain relief or as an aid in opioid withdrawal.
In the latest edition of its Workers Comprehensive newsletter Healthesystems detailed a recent study from University of New Mexico that found a correlation between medical marijuana
Category: News
Langham: Pot, Impairment and Car Crashes
07/26/2017
I served on a panel at the Colorado workers' compensation conference this spring. It was a tremendous program in an ideal setting at the base of Pikes Peak. Believe it or not the subject of marijuana came up in Colorado -- who'd have thought. Marijuana is a subject about
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With new Marijuana Laws across the Nation, Report Helps Employers Address changing Views
04/16/2015
Association of Occupational Health Nurses along with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine published a guidance report aimed at helping employers address marijuana use. The study warned that illicit drug use within the workforce is bound to increase citing a recent poll that found
Category: News
Payers' Acceptance of Medical Marijuana Growing
10/02/2017
University and University of Cincinnati.
The study found that passing a medical marijuana law increased SSDI and workers comp claims among younger but not older adults. And medical marijuana laws in which non-specific pain is a qualifying health condition increase benefit claiming
The authors
Category: News
Medical Marijuana Expanded, but Not for Workers' Comp
05/23/2018
insurers and employers can be required to pay for medical marijuana if a doctor determines it necessary.
Debate in the industry continues though and one study has found that marijuana use may reduce deaths from opioid overdoses.
Category: News
FDA Studying whether to Allow Marijuana for Medical Use, which Could Clear Path for WC
01/21/2015
Disease Control and Prevention have called an epidemic of overdoses. A study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia published last year concluded that opioid overdoses dropped from their expected levels in states that adopted medical marijuana laws.
However according to
Category: News
Medical Marijuana Called an Issue for Case Managers to Watch
06/30/2017
overcome hurdles to conducting the clinical research required to gain Food and Drug Administration approval for medical uses. But the University of Colorado in Denver has recently been approved to start the first large clinical study to compare medical marijuana to an opioid medication he said.
As the
Category: News
Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana , Allow Workers Who Test Positive to Keep Benefits
03/08/2021
Kansas is one of six states where marijuana remains fully illegal but that could change under a bill that was introduced Friday.
The Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs introduced a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and exempt registered users from a statute that disallows
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