New Jersey Court Orders Employer to Reimburse Injured Employee for Cost of Medical Marijuana

In January 2020, a New Jersey state court ordered an employer to cover the costs of an injured employee’s medical marijuana. The full 31 page decision in Hager v. M&K Construction can be found here. The New Jersey court ruling recognizes a split among state courts concerning whether state agencies may require employers to cover…

Posted by mikosra on February 17, 2020 in News, Updates, cannabis, hager, injured, injury, M&K Construction, marihuana, marijuana, New Jersey, preemption, state, workers' compensation

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Update: State Judge Upholds Idaho Seizure of Massive Hemp Shipment (and Gets Lost Along the Way)

This is an update on an interesting case I blogged about last January. See Federal Court Refuses (for now) to Order Return of 7,000 Pounds of “Hemp” Seized by State Police. I encourage readers to review my earlier post before diving into this post, which covers some key developments in the case since last January,…

Posted by mikosra on February 3, 2020 in News, Updates, Big Sky, cannabis, farm bill, forfeit, forfeiture, hemp, idaho, industrial hemp, marihuana, marijuana, seize, seizure

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