Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Gillibrand, selected by then-Gov. David Paterson and sworn in as U.S. senator in 2009 to replace Hillary Clinton, was elected to the seat in 2012. Before that, she served as U.S. representative for upstate New York's 20th Congressional District. She also worked as an attorney both in New York City and upstate in addition to serving as special counsel to United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Andrew M. Cuomo during the Clinton administration.

Questions:

Do you support legalizing the use of medical marijuana in New York?

Yes

Should chronically ill children and teens be able to use medical marijuana with parental and doctor approval?

No comment

Ways to consume marijuana include smoking it, using it as an oil, taking it as a capsule and eating it.

Should medical marijuana be available in a variety of forms to allow patients to choose the form they use?

No comment

Should medical marijuana be limited for chronically ill patients and distributed by a limited number of hospitals as proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo?

No comment

Do you support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana as has been done in Colorado and Washington?

No comment

Her comments:

Gillibrand did not provide any comments.