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In a case of first impression, a New York appellate court affirmed an order entered by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board allowing a medical treatment variance in the form of medical marijuana for an injured worker who suffered from continuing pain after a work-related injury. That order required the workers’ compensation carrier to reimburse the worker for marijuana purchased pursuant to New York’s Compassionate Care Act. The carrier contended that there was a direct conflict between that New York law and the federal Controlled Substances Act. Under the CSA, possession of marijuana—even for medicinal purposes—is a criminal act. Reviewing several decisions from other jurisdictions, the court held there was no such direct conflict. The carrier could not be guilty of aiding and abetting; one could not aid and abet a completed crime.
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See Matter of Quigley v. Village of E. Aurora, 2021 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1223 (3d Dept. Feb 25, 2021)
See generally Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, § 94.06.
Source: Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, the nation’s leading authority on workers’ compensation law
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