Injured workers most likely to successfully recoup cannabis costs would include those who underwent failed surgeries or are recovering from opioid addiction. (Credit: Engdao/Adobe Stock) Injured workers most likely to successfully recoup cannabis costs would include those who underwent failed surgeries or are recovering from opioid addiction. (Credit: Engdao/Adobe Stock)

Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claimants may now seek reimbursement for the cost of medical marijuana used to treat work-related injuries, thanks to a precedential ruling entered by the Commonwealth Court.

A split en banc panel determined March 17, 2023, that an employer’s failure to pay its employee back for out-of-pocket marijuana costs violated the Workers’ Compensation Act.

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