Comp and Cannabis Blog

You’ve been hurt at work, and haven’t been able to get back to it. Now the bills are piling up.  If you’ve been injured on...

*Article previously published in the June 2024 Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers Compensation Law Section* In March 2023 the Commonwealth Court changed the...

In 1970, marijuana was classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Schedule I controlled substance.  Under the Controlled Substances Act, this means marijuana...

BREAKING NEWS: On April 30, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur in the case of *Schmidt v Schmidt (WCAB*), No. 658 MAL 2023. This...

Will 2024 be the year that Pennsylvania finally legalizes adult-use marijuana? Is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ready, and I mean truly ready, to come out...

Hot News Nuggets Regarding Workers’ Comp and Reimbursement of Out-Of-Pocket Costs to Injured Workers: My office has filed a test case in Lancaster seeking to...

It is disappointing to report that a Western PA WCJ recently denied my client’s request for MMJ reimbursement. My client, Ronette Schepis, was injured in...

Another Settlement I have settled another case where money was allotted to reimburse an injured worker for out-of-pocket costs for treatment with MMJ. This was...

No, New Hampshire Did Not Just Direct a Carrier to Reimburse an Injured Worker for Their Medical Marijuana Costs, But… You can read about my...

Success! I am pleased to report that my Lancaster County MMJ reimbursement test case has settled. The carrier agreed to pay my client a significant...

Two cases in Pennsylvania will test the limits of our Medical Marijuana Law’s anti-discrimination provision. The provision states that employers may not refuse to hire...

The Commonwealth Court in a published and precedential opinion just ruled that workers’ compensation carriers are required to reimburse injured workers who use cannabidiol (CBD)...