In 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that workers' compensation insurers can be compelled to reimburse workers who use medicinal cannabis to treat injuries and illnesses. (Credit: StunningArt/Shutterstock)
Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Dakota lawmakers are currently considering bills that would shield workers' compensation insurers from reimbursing injured workers for using medicinal cannabis.
The Mississippi House of Representatives last week approved S.B. 2095, which would create a statewide cannabis program that explicitly exempts workers' compensation insurers and self-insured employers from paying for or reimbursing anyone for the costs of using medicinal cannabis. The bill includes language stating that the intent of the act is not to affect or otherwise impact an employer's right to deny or establish legal defenses to the payment of workers' compensation benefits based on a positive drug test.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
