The California Division of Workers' Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is scheduled to discuss cannabis coverage during its next meeting.
The agenda for the Jan. 15 meeting does not provide additional information about what committee members will discuss regarding cannabis coverage.
California was the first state to legalize medical cannabis in 1996, but employers are not required to reimburse workers who are using the drug as part of a treatment regimen for occupational injuries.
Courts in New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Pennsylvania have held that the...
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