CBD oil can be a covered workers’ compensation expense under the Longshore and Defense Base Acts. As of now, medical marijuana is not. Section 7 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act requires employers to pay for reasonable and necessary medical treatment associated with an employee’s work-related injury. See 33 U.S.C. 907. That same law also applies to the Defense Base Act. See 42 U.S.C. 1651. Recently, Judge Carrie Bland juxtaposed the completely legal use of CBD oil with the lack of coverage typically afforded by federal administrative courts to medical marijuana. The following passage is from Rykaczewski v. Ceres Marine Terminals, OALJ No. 2018-LHC-00075 (OALJ Dec. 12, 2020) (internal record citations omitted): Ceres next posits that it cannot be held responsible for providing Rykaczewski with Cannabidiol (“CBD”) or marijuana. Rykaczewski testified that he uses CBD to help with his anxiety. Further, Ceres indicates that Rykaczewski submitted as an exhibit a prescription fromAndersonRead more