Denise A. Ford
Nassau Legislator
(R-Long Beach)

Ford has not responded to Newsday's survey.

Newsday sent Ford the following questions and offered her unlimited space to respond on this page. Ford can still answer the survey; if she answers, this page will be updated within one business day.

Tell her what you think in the comments.

Background:

Ford, of Long Beach, has been in the legislature for about 10 years. Ford grew up in Howard Beach, Queens, and attended Queens College. She worked as a technician in the Wall Street area for New York Telephone from 1973 to 1999.

Questions:

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

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

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?

Should medical marijuana be limited for chronically ill patients and distributed by a limited number of hospitals as proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo?

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

Her comments:

Ford has not filled in the survey.

What do you think?