In both cases, a workers' compensation judge awarded the injured worker reimbursement for medicinal marijuana expenses incurred to treat their work-related injuries. In both cases, the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the judge and declined to address the conflict between state and federal law. (Credit: Dmytro Tyshchenko/Shutterstock.com)
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a pair of decisions out of the Minnesota Supreme Court which held that employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the substance is illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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