Evolving Cannabis Trends Will Affect Workers' Comp Systems, Pharma Experts Say

As America’s lucrative cannabis industry continues to grow, workers’ compensation systems will have to adjust to changing regulatory trends and evolving treatment options for a drug that scientists are still trying to figure out, pharmaceutical experts said. Public perception of marijuana use — both medicinal and recreational — has shifted over the past several decades, ushering in an influx of new users and putting pressure on public officials in some states to allow limited or unfettered usage, according to two experts from claims management firm Coventry. “We...