"I believe this is the first time any judge has done this in Pennsylvania. I have litigated similar claims before but this is my first win, though I have appeals pending before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and Commonwealth Court," Jenifer Dana Kaufman, of Kaufman Workers' Compensation Law, said. (Credit: Africa Studio/Adobe Stock)

For the past three years, Jenifer Dana Kaufman of Kaufman Workers' Compensation Law in Abington Township, Penn., has been trying to recoup costs incurred by her clients for medical marijuana to treat pain from work-related injuries.

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