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State A.G. Too Late to Intervene in Medical Marijuana Dispute
04/02/2021
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state attorney general waited too long to intervene in a dispute over whether a workers compensation insurance carrier had to reimburse a worker for the cost of her medical marijuana.
Case Musta v. Mendota Heights Dental Center No. A20-1551 0330
Category: News
DelgadoJuan
04/01/2021
self-trials with medical marijuana.
Pet. Ex. 15. The treating physician opined that Petitioner could have Complex Regional Pain
Syndrome CPRS and indicated that they would refill the gabapentin. Pet. Ex. 15. Petitioner
was also certified as treating for a qualifying condition for medical THC
Category: Panel
JonesTamika
04/01/2021
applies to the officers
statements in the reports. Ill. R. Evid. 8038. We further find PXD satisfies Rule 805 as
Decedent acknowledging ownership of the marijuana is a statement against interest as
contemplated by Rule 804b3 Ill. R. Evid. 804b3. Ill. R. Evid. 805. See Kress Corp. v
Category: Panel
New Cannabis Law Requires Protections for Medical Use by Injured Workers
04/01/2021
or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder when such injured workers are prescribed medications that may prohibit restrict or require the modification of the performance of their duties the law reads.
The 2014 law that first allowed the use of medical marijuana in the Empire State was
Category: News
Jury's Award for Worker's Death Excessive, but Remittitur Too Low
03/23/2021
in excess of what was awarded after remittitur.
The court suggested a remittitur to Calli of 462000 and to Grace of 128000.
The court went on to find that the judge did not err in excluding evidence of a post-mortem toxicology test demonstrating that Davis used marijuana on at least one
Category: News
Cannabis Access Grows, but States Torn Over Whether Injured Workers Should Use It
03/19/2021
More than two-thirds of the U.S. labor force lives in states that allow medical or recreational marijuana but workers comp systems across the country continue to wrestle with whether injured workers should be allowed to use the drug and whether they should be reimbursed for doing so a panel of
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
Category: News
Injured Police Officer Gets Coverage for Medical Marijuana
03/08/2021
A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer was entitled to coverage for medical marijuana to treat chronic pain.
Case Matter of Quigley v. Village of East Aurora No. 530353 02252021 published.
Facts and procedural history Daniel Quigley worked for the Village of East
Category: News
Ruling Shows Pot Comp Question Still State-Specific; Payers Wary of Federal Statutes
03/04/2021
A recent New Hampshire Supreme Court decision finding federal law doesnt preclude comp carriers from reimbursing injured workers for medical marijuana suggests the issue is still being left to states to decide but some payer advocates say insurers will remain hesitant as long as the drug is
Category: News
Bill Would Prohibit Using Positive THC Test in Employment Decisions
03/02/2021
Reform of Marijuana Laws is sponsoring the bill. Dale Gieringer California director of NORML told the Sacramento Bee that the measure could be a two-year bill meaning it might not be called for final votes in the Senate or Assembly until the 2022 session.
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