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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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US Supreme Court to Conference Medical Marijuana Preemption Case

Workers' Compensation

US Government The US Government submitted a brief to SCOTUS by invitation. The US Government urged denial of the Writ. The US Government indicated that the issue is not ripe and may in fact be decided by the other branches of the Federal government. Mendota Heights Dental Center, et al., 801 et seq., 91-513, Tit.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

The Court indicated that because the Board had not cited any legal authority for its conclusion, much less identify a federal statute that exposed the insurance carrier to criminal prosecution, it would vacate the Board’s determination that the reimbursement would violate federal law. It had chosen not to do so. 369, § 7 (B).