Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Venditto, of Massapequa, has served in the legislature since winning a special election in November 2012 to fill the seat of the late Nassau Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt. Venditto has served previously as deputy town attorney for the Town of Hempstead and counsel to the Hempstead town board. Venditto is the son of Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

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:

Venditto has not filled in the survey.