ORLANDO, Fla. – Employers and insurers no longer can treat medical marijuana as a passing fad but must develop strategies on whether to reimburse injured workers for cannabis and decide whether to conduct pre-employment or post-accident drug testing, a national expert said Wednesday.
Mark Pew, senior vice president at Prium and the son of a preacher, said he always thought marijuana was in the realm of stoners who just wanted to get high and check out, but he now says cannabis is a legitimate treatment for chronic pain, in some circumstances.
“I do believe that marijuana can be m...
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