Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

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

Hennessey was elected to the Assembly in 2012. He grew up in Mastic Beach and attended William Floyd High School before graduating from St. John's University and Touro Law School. He prosecuted drug crimes for the Suffolk County district attorney's office before opening his own practice. He was a Brookhaven town councilman from 1994 to 2005.

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:

Hennessey has not filled in the survey.