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US Supreme Court to Conference Medical Marijuana Preemption Case

Workers' Compensation

The Petitioner for a Writ of Certiorari conference is listed for Thursday, June 16, 2022. US Government The US Government submitted a brief to SCOTUS by invitation. The US Government urged denial of the Writ. A SCOTUS decision on the merits may result in further restrictions of the government’s Commerce Clause authority.

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US Supreme Declines to Review Medical Marijuana Reimbursement Issue

Workers' Compensation

Therefore, the individual States will remain the authority on whether reimbursement for medical marijuana will be permitted in a workers' compensation claim. US Government's Position The US Government submitted a brief to SCOTUS by invitation. The US Government urged denial of the Writ. 801 et seq., 91-513, Tit.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures , as of February 3, 2022, 37 states 1 , the District of Columbia, and three U.S. No reference was made in the text of the statute to an exemption from coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Law. denied , 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2970 (June 21, 2022); Musta v.