Medical Marijuana Treatments for Injured Workers Likely to Grow, Safety Experts Say

Cannabis treatment for work-related ailments may replace unsuccessful traditional approaches and increase as a growing number of workers ask courts and public agencies to reimburse for medical marijuana use, according to a recently published report. And if the federal government ever decides to decriminalize the drug, use of medical marijuana to treat patients will likely “accelerate” in jurisdictions that view cannabis as a “reasonable and necessary treatment for difficult-to-manage, work-related health conditions,” the report states. “Anticipating th...