Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Meeks has been in the U.S. House of Representatives for 15 years. He serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Adelphi University and earned a law degree from Howard University.

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?

Yes

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?

Yes

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

Yes

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

No

His comments:

Meeks did not provide any comments.