Tom Precious reports in the Buffalo News that efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in New York get under way again this week. State Sen. Liz Krueger, the sponsor of a legalization bill last year, previously said she thought it would be difficult to pass legalization in an election year. “I’ve changed my mind,’’ she said last week. On Jan. 21, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to include legalization in his 2020 state budget presentation, with $300 million in projected annual tax revenue. Some New York legislators have visited Western Massachusetts, where there are five stores selling legal weed in Berkshire County. Officials there have seen few negative effects, and more tax revenue. Still, there are plenty of opponents of legal marijuana in Albany. “I don’t understand why they would want to move forward with legalization," said Kyle Belokopitsky, executive director of the New York State PTA, noting the current vaping crisis that has moved legislators to pass other laws in the state capital. Read more about this story in the Buffalo News.