In a case involving a workers’ compensation attorney who was injured on the job, a Pennsylvania appeals court answered whether cannabidiol (CBD) oil qualifies as a substance that can be reimbursed for workers’ compensation purposes.

In a Nov. 14 opinion, a split en banc Commonwealth Court panel clarified that CBD oil is a supply under the Workers’ Compensation Act for which employers must reimburse. The 7-2 ruling reversed the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s order, which had reversed a judge’s decision that had determined CBD oil to be a medicine and a supply for purposes of Section 306(f.1)(1)(i) of the act.

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