Committee Passes Bill to Require Coverage for Medical Marijuana Use

A bill making progress in New Jersey’s state Assembly would require workers’ compensation and personal injury protection coverage for those seeking medical marijuana as treatment. With some exceptions, that is. Assembly Bill 1708, by Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli, D-West Deptford, recently made its way through the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.  The bill states that workers’ compensation insurance and automobile insurance must cover costs associated with “the medical use of cannabis.” The insured policyholder or employee, howev...