{"id":139,"date":"2017-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/can-you-be-denied-workers-compensation-for-medical-marijuana\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:00","slug":"can-you-be-denied-workers-compensation-for-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-you-be-denied-workers-compensation-for-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Be Denied Workers\u2019 Compensation for Medical Marijuana?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | February 1, 2017<\/p>\n<p>In Illinois, the passing of the Compassionate Use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3503&amp;ChapterID=35\">Medical Cannabis Pilot Program<\/a> has left some employees confused about how the Compassionate Use Act and the Workers\u2019 Compensation Act relate. 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