Medical Marijuana on Agenda for Self-Insurers Meeting Sept. 12

Medical marijuana is on the agenda for the Minnesota Employers Workers' Compensation Alliance meeting scheduled for Sept. 12 in Cohasset. Mark Pew, senior vice president of Prium, is scheduled to speak on whether marijuana is alternative to treating pain with opioids. Later, Health Commissioner Ken Peterson, Assistant Health Commissioner Manny Munson-Regala and Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Manager Phil Moosbrugger will discuss the state's new medical marijuana law. The Minnesota state legislature passed a bill earlier this year allowing the use of medical marijuana. The s...