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Cole Mitchem EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 18028960JW 19010810JW
02/01/2022
show a
history of abuse at the hands of others and two prior suicide attempts. Id. On
April 3 2017 a drug screen showed the presence of marijuana cocaine and
methamphetamine. Id.
11.
The Claimant deposed Dr. Mhatre IME on January 10 2022. This
psychiatrist opined that the 2018 work accident is
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Manuel T Rivera Gutierrez EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 17007662BJ
02/01/2022
that he had
obtained a medical marijuana license and was feeling better. He was however still complaining
of significant pain going down into his left leg all the way down to his left foot. He requested
another caudal epidural with steerable catheter as he stated that it had provided him very good
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Lawmakers to Again Consider Cannabis-Related Accident Bill
02/01/2022
Maryland lawmakers are again proposing a bill that would remove eligibility for workers' compensation for injuries or illnesses solely caused by the effects of improper usage of medical marijuana.
HB 614 is described as the same as HB 683 which was filed in March 2021 and withdrawn.
A draft
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Lawmakers Send Medical Cannabis Bill to Governor
01/28/2022
Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana by patients with debilitating medical conditions.
SB 2095 by Sen. Kevin Blackwell R-Southaven would permit the use of medical marijuana for more than a dozen conditions including cancer and chronic pain
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Several States See Bills to Bar Payments for Cannabis; N.J. Measure Would Require Coverage
01/24/2022
appropriation bills since 2015 that included language to prohibit the Justice Department from using allocated funds to prevent states from implementing medical marijuana laws.
The Minnesota Supreme Court in October 2021 reached a different conclusion and held that state employers can't be compelled to
Category: News
Langham: Drugs and Overdose
01/20/2022
to misuse or mistake prescription drugs. There are many who rush to assure that marijuana is a drug that does not implicate such risks but that is refuted by the American Addiction Centers. It contends that hundreds die each year from drug use that may involve a variety of combinations and
Category: Industry Insights
Medical Cannabis Bill Includes Comp Provisions
01/19/2022
The use of cannabis would not be a reason to deny compensation for workplace injuries in some circumstances under a bill moving through the Kansas Legislature.
At the same time the bill proposing to create the Kansas Medical Marijuana Regulation Act would explicitly exempt workers
Category: News
Paduda: 2022 Predictions for Workers' Comp, Part 2
01/11/2022
no big issues in workers’ comp. “Big” is defined as important needle-moving disruptive revolutionary
No medical marijuana is NOT a big issue. Neither is COVID or presumptions or the mid-term elections there is ZERO interest in workers&rsquo
Category: Industry Insights
Paduda: How Accurate Were My 2021 Predictions (Part 2)?
01/06/2022
workers' comp to make up revenue shortfalls that’s highly unlikely."
Verdict true.
And there wasn’t much in the way of presumption or teleservices changes. No a few states addressing medical marijuana is NOT significant.
Category: Industry Insights
Scott Brinkman EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 21007402RL
01/01/2022
directly and the claimant advised her that he was not
going to pass a drug test and he did not want to go through workers compensation. The
claimant would later testify in deposition that he used marijuana on Saturday two days prior to
the accident. The agent again advised the claimant that a
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