The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a construction company to reimburse a workers’ compensation claimant for marijuana that was prescribed to relieve his back pain caused by a work injury.
The high court rejected M&K Construction’s argument that if it paid for Vincent Hager’s marijuana it could be subject to criminal liability under federal law.
The 7-0 decision, written by Justice Lee A. Solomon, says M&K “…fails to show — and we strain to find — how its compliance with the order exhibits a specific intent to aid-and-abet Hager’s marijuana possession.”
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