Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Curran, of Baldwin, began her first term in the legislature in 2014. She teaches yoga and has served on the Baldwin Board of Education since 2011. Her resume includes a part-time stint in the county's Communications office, and she is a former reporter for the New York Daily News and the New York Post, where her beats included politics, education and crime. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College.

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

Her comments:

Curran did not provide any comments.