Legal Marijuana In NY Would Do More Good Than Harm, State Says [View all]

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Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said last month that the report would back legalization.

Marijuana is legal for recreational use in nine states, and several political figures have gotten behind legalization — including Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent in this year's gubernatorial race.

With a potential value of up to $3.5 billion, New York would be one of the nation's largest regulated marijuana markets if the drug were legalized here, the report says. It estimates taxes on marijuana could generate as much as $677.7 million in revenue in the first year.