Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims
The Workcomp Writer
JANUARY 16, 2023
3d 732, 2015-NMCA-049, in which the court held that an authorized treating health care provider’s “certification,” authorizing the use of medical marijuana under the state’s Compassionate Use Act, was the functional equivalent of a “prescription.” A hearing officer granted Bourgoin’s petition in 2015 and the Appellate Division affirmed.
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