I found two things interesting today. First, the state of Massachusetts is going to force Wal-Mart to put the morning after pill in their pharmacies. As this Globe story shows, this could have national implications:
State orders Wal-Mart to Sell Morning -After Pill -- Boston Globe

Wal-Mart said yesterday it will start stocking and selling the emergency contraceptive drug Plan B at its 44 Massachusetts pharmacies and is giving serious consideration to carrying the drug at all of its stores nationwide.

The world's biggest retailer acted after the state Board of Registration in Pharmacy voted unanimously to require Wal-Mart to stock and dispense Plan B, a high dose of hormones that women can take three to five days after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.

The only other state where Wal-Mart sells the so-called morning-after pill is Illinois, where a state law requires it. Elsewhere, Wal-Mart has refused to stock the drug for undisclosed ''business reasons."

Dan Fogleman, a Wal-Mart spokesman, said the Arkansas-based chain would comply with the Massachusetts pharmacy board's ruling ''as soon as reasonably possible" and was reviewing its stance on Plan B nationally.

''We are actively thinking through this issue," he said.

Wal-Mart operates 3,400 pharmacies nationwide. Unlike Massachusetts, where pharmacies are plentiful, Wal-Mart in some communities around the country is the only place where residents can fill prescriptions.

''What's happening here in Massachusetts is really a turning point," said Melissa Kogut, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, a reproductive health advocacy group that supports abortion rights but says Plan B is a contraception issue, not one of abortion. NARAL and the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts have been urging Wal-Mart to change its Plan B policy for months.

On another issue -- Tom Reilly isnt for smaller sentences on small marijuana related violations.
Have a look here:

Attorney General Tom Reilly says a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana sends the "wrong message" to kids.

Reilly -- who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor -- says the goal should be to keep young people away from drugs.

A legislative committee on Beacon Hill approved a measure earlier this week that would make possession of less than an ounce of marijuana a civil offense punishable by a $250 fine. It's currently a criminal offense that can result in up to six months in jail and a $500 dollar fine.

I think the legislation makes sense but I suppose our favorite outsider and independent Mr. Reilly thinks people will vote for him if he takes this stance even if it is bad policy.