Medical marijuana: Where Long Island officials stand

Background:

Muratore, of Ronkonkoma, was a Suffolk County police officer for 34 years until his retirement in 2007 and is a past vice president of the Suffolk Police Benevolent Association. He has represented the 4th District since 2009. He graduated from Central Islip High School in 1963, and has a bachelor's degree from the New York Institute of Technology.

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:

Muratore has not filled in the survey.