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State of the States, February 5

Medical marijuana in MarylandWhat's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:

  • Last week, the Massachusetts Senate introduced a bill to expand the information collected by the Massachusetts PDMP.
  • Virginia is set to pass a handful of workers' compensation-related bills in 2021, including a bill that would expand workers' compensation coverage to domestic workers.
  • The Maryland House introduced a bill that would remove a worker's ability to receive workers' compensation coverage for injuries or illnesses solely caused by improper usage of medical marijuana.

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This edition also includes updates about Connecticut, Kentucky, and North Carolina.  

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