Addressing Medical Marijuana in Claims

By Denise Johnson | March 31, 2015

  • March 31, 2015 at 3:14 pm
    Hector Hugo Cross says:
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    It’s physiologically impossible for an adult or minor to suffer “respiratory arrest” from cannabis. There are no endocannabinoid receptors in the brain stem to cause sudden death from overdose. There is not a single reported case of death related to cannabis use. National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov) admits that cannabis has been used medically for thousands of years. Peer reviewed human trials HAVE taken place. See Univ of CA Center for Medical Cannabis Studies. Also numerous gov commissioned reports found no potential for abuse and every potential for medical efficacy including The Shafer Commission Report (1972), The LaGuardio Report (1944), The National Acad of Sciences 1982 report. All arrived at the same conclusion. No harm. And let’s not forget the 9-volume Indian Hemp Report of 1893 (3,281 pages). Dr. Peplowsk needs to study the matter further and speak with patients who survived cancer using cannabis.

  • April 1, 2015 at 12:09 am
    Duncan20903 says:
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    “That’s because none of the treatment guidelines recommend medical marijuana.”

    Are you trying to tell us that if things were different, they just wouldn’t be the same? Pray tell us, how would a substance on the Federal naughty list number 1 ever be recommended in treatment guidelines written by people who work at the pleasure of the DEA?

    Of course that’s in America. In Israel medicinal cannabis has been in place since 1999. There most certainly are treatment guidelines which include medicinal cannabis at the Israeli Ministry of Health.

  • April 1, 2015 at 4:02 am
    Mary Horton says:
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    I think the writer needs to due more homework on this issue and the supposed facts stated are not related to reality.

    • April 1, 2015 at 11:15 am
      Ron says:
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      Mary: Please elaborate further on the statements you have an issue with.

      • April 6, 2015 at 10:45 am
        Nancy Bonome says:
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        What I want to know, is have the states that legalized cannabis advised prospective employers they can not use a positive drug test for cannabis as criteria for not hiring prospective employees. I would presume it is now on a legal level the same as alcohol-illegal to drive under the influence, but not a reason to not hire an employee.

  • July 13, 2015 at 2:48 pm
    ClaimsGuy86 says:
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    Good article and appropriate fair-warning. Appreciating the current business relationships between personal injury firms and chiropractors, it is only a matter of time when profitable “referral connections” with the prolific marijuana dispensaries takes place. The casualty and WC industries need to stay united on challenging this type of medical treatment as being warranted and medically necessary to the types of presented injuries we typically see.

  • December 1, 2016 at 11:07 pm
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    Understanding everything about medical malpractice and the legal requirements associated with the claim type is vital in protecting yourself against medical malpractice damages.



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