DuWayne Gregory
Suffolk Presiding Officer
(D-Amityville)

Gregory has responded to Newsday's survey.

Send him a tweet or tell him what you think in the comments.

Background:

Gregory is the head of the Suffolk County Legislature, giving him tremendous power over the body's proceedings. Gregory, of Amityville, serves as the 15th District legislator and was an aide to the chief of staff of the seat's predecessor, Elie Mystal. Gregory grew up in Central Islip, graduating from high school there. He received his bachelor's degree in public policy from North Carolina Wesleyan 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?

No

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:

Suffolk County does not decide whether the use of medical marijuana is or should be available to medical patients, however, the discussion of the use of medical marijuana is an important one. Because of the potential for fraud and abuse of medical marijuana its use should be highly restricted by doctors to those only chronically ill. Young children should not be allowed to use the smoking form of medical marijuana.

What do you think?

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