With 23 states and the District of Columbia having legalized theuse of medical marijuana, employers and insurance companies arewondering if they soon may be asked to cover medical marijuana aspart of their workers’ compensation claims. Although there is nodefinitive answer right now, it’s important to shed light on thevarious issues affecting the use of medical marijuana in workers’compensation.

Currently, there are several factors hindering adoption:

1. Illegal atfederal level. The ControlledSubstances Act (CSA) of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule Isubstance, making it illegal to cultivate, distribute or possessthe drug.

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