The State Department of Health recommended on Friday that New York state legalize marijuana for recreational use, partly because of the impact it would have on criminal justice reform.

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Legalization would create a new area of law for attorneys in New York with an emerging industry that has so far only been addressed through the state’s medical marijuana program.