Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Spota joined the Suffolk district attorney's office in 1972 and rose to chief trial prosecutor under Republican District Attorney Patrick Henry. He entered private legal practice in 1982 and served as counsel to the Detectives Association, the Suffolk County Police Conference and several other police unions. After switching parties from Republican to Democrat, Spota was elected district attorney in 2001.

Questions:

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

No response

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

No response

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 response

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 response

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

No response

His comments:

Spota has not filled in the survey.