Bethany Bump is reporting for the Times Union a study ordered by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has recommended the legalization of marijuana for adult use in New York, state health commissioner Howard Zucker said June 18. "I will finalize that report and obviously bring it to the governor," he said at a meeting with medical marijuana practitioners in Brooklyn. The Department of Health was ordered to study the public health, safety and economic impact of a regulated marijuana trade statewide, as well as the impact that legalization in neighboring states would have. Nine states, including Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, as well as Washington, D.C., have legalized the drug, while New Jersey is exploring the possibility. Canada is on the verge of legalizing the drug. Zucker also announced June 18, that anyone with an opioid prescription can now qualify for the state's medical marijuana program, a move designed to prevent opioid addiction. Read the full story in the Times Union.