New Mexico: Appeals Court Says Medicinal Marijuana Costs Covered By Workers’ Comp

Santa Fe, NM–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014.  Employers and insurance companies are legally obligated to cover the expense of medical cannabis for employees injured on the job, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed.

Writing for the court in Vialpando v. Ben’s Automotive Services, Judge James Wechsler opinedthat the use of marijuana for pain management for injuries suffered while on the job constituted “reasonable and necessary care.” The Judge determined that services specific to…