Rebekah F. Ward reports for the Times Union that on Jan. 24, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management introduced a new medical cannabis certification system allowing any doctor to prescribe medical marijuana to any patient for any reason. New York lawmakers already made cannabis use legal last year. But, except for a limited medical cannabis program, cannabis won't be for sale in the state until sometime next year while regulations are set. But now physicians and other certified health care providers can prescribe cannabis for conditions such as anxiety and insomnia. "A lot of doctors and other providers who I’ve spoken to over the years have said, 'I have patients who I think it would help, but they’re not eligible,'" said state Sen. Diane Savino. "That’s a conversation that should happen between a patient and their provider, not a patient, their provider, the state Department of Health and Sen. Savino." Read more about this story in the Times Union.