Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Flanagan is a member of the State Senate. Working with the Assembly, the State Senate can propose and pass laws that could legalize and tax medical marijuana.

Flanagan, of East Northport, was elected to the State Senate in 2002. Before that, he served 16 years in the Assembly. Raised in Huntington, he earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1983 from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. In 1990, he received a law degree from Touro Law School in Huntington.

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:

Flanagan has not filled in the survey.