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discern no merit in defendants argument that the commercial traveler
rule should not apply because applicant left the worksite without notifying a superior.
Third defendant argues that because applicants co-worker Brandon Duarte had
previously suspected him of smoking marijuana just outside of
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553 and signed by Governor Newsom going into effect July 1 2024
AB2188 Marijuana Discrimination in Employment use of Cannabis
Effective January 1 2024
Workers' Compensation Best Practices
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drugs. However Missouri voters in November 2022 legalized recreational cannabis.
House Bill 2135 introduced Tuesday by Rep. John Voss R-Cape Girardeau would amend the statutes to apply to the use of alcohol nonprescribed drugs or marijuana.
The measure would also explicitly state that refusal
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influence of
marijuanaTHC at the time of the alleged injury. MOHSOE May 12 2022 pp. 2-3.
During trial applicant testified regarding multiple specific interactions with his supervisor
Ms. Erica Graves between June 6 2019 and March 13 2020 that he claimed were the main
reason for his
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a medical marijuana user who was fired after testing positive for THC had engaged in a good-faith effort to find new employment and was entitled to temporary disability benefits.
Although the injured worker's status as a valid medical
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continued following up with Dr. Anwar and in 2017 Dr. Anwar discussed the use of
medical marijuana which Petitioner currently takes. PX 7 T. pg. 39.
Petitioner testified he is not currently employed and has not worked since June of 2020 T. pg. 45.
Petitioner testified he also underwent physical therapy
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Medical Center on October 6 2021
eight 8 months after the accident with complaints of middle chest pain. Once again nowhere in
these records is there an indication that she was utilizing Norco daily along with medical
marijuana. RX 5.
Next looking to Respondents experts the Arbitrator agrees
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every day since they had married almost six years ago she and decedent had shared
a bowl 1 of marijuana to help them relax after work. Sometimes they smoked an additional bowl
before bedtime and Petitioner admitted that her husband also smoked with his friends on social
occasions. She recalled
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discussion in his report dated 09292020 Exhibit NN on page 13 under apportionment states
that psychiatric symptomatology at the time of this evaluation is felt to be caused 40 by the
industrial injury and 60 by the use of alcohol and marijuana.
In regard to apportionment the court finds the
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specific care for his neck since. T.88. Petitioner testified to having prior hearing loss in his left ear. T.90.
Petitioner testified he has taken multiple medications underwent Botox injections and physical therapy and
using medical marijuana for headaches. T. 91-92. Petitioner testified he
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