Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Solages, of Elmont, was elected to the legislature in 2011. He received a bachelor's degree in international history from Georgetown University and a law degree from Boston College Law School. He went on to work as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx and later formed a civil and criminal defense law firm, Solages & Solages, with his brother Phil. In 2007 Solages was appointed commissioner of the Nassau Commission on Human Rights by former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi.

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

His comments:

Solages did not provide any comments.