Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

LaValle 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.

LaValle, of Port Jefferson, was first elected to the Senate in 1976. He is chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher Education. A graduate of Hempstead High School, he earned degrees from Adelphi University and SUNY New Paltz. While a senator, he earned his law degree from Touro College Law Center.

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:

LaValle has not filled in the survey.