Correction: Workers Comp-Marijuana story
A corrected version of the story is below:
Insurer says it shouldn't have to pay for medical marijuana
The
It's the first time the court has considered the question of insurance reimbursement for medical marijuana.
But
With medical marijuana legal in
Five states —
Members of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court posed hypotheticals to the attorneys arguing the case. One asked Bourgoin's attorney what he'd do if a client needed cocaine for pain treatment, and another asked Twin Rivers' attorney whether she believes the federal government will start prosecuting insurers for medical marijuana reimbursement.
Justice
"Opioids are killing people every day in
Bourgoin's case dates to 1989, when he hurt his back as a 29-year-old at the paper mill now known as Twin Rivers.
His attorney,
"At one point he was on such high dosages that they were concerned about his oxygen levels at night," Trask said. "He became suicidal."
Twin Rivers attorney
"This is not a case about making judgment over whether someone should use or not use marijuana as a matter of personal choice," she said. There's a scarcity of research on medical marijuana, and "nobody knows" how safe it is, she said.
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