Carl Campanile and Nolan Hicks report in The New York Post that at least two state representatives are working on a bill to force public health-insurance plans to cover medical marijuana. Health-insurance programs such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus, the Essential Plan, Elderly Pharmaceutical Coverage, and workers’ compensation would cover medical marijuana just like other prescriptions, under their proposed bill. “It’s unfair not to cover marijuana when opioids, OxyContin and Ambien are covered,” said Sen. Diane Savino, a Democrat from Staten Island behind the bill. “We have to push the envelope.” Massachusetts began selling recreational marijuana earlier this week, and New Jersey is now discussing legalization. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said New York will likely legalize pot for all adults in 2019, according to the story. Read the full article in The New York Post.