Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Nicolello, of New Hyde Park, was elected to a 10th term in 2013. He was elected to the first legislature that took office in 1996. Nicolello works as an attorney in private practice with the Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger firm in Uniondale. He is former counsel to the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school board, where he worked from 1987 to 2009.

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:

Nicolello has not filled in the survey.