New items for March 15, 2010: Google Reader: Obama's Proposal is the Illusion of 'Reform' More states embrace marijuana decriminalization WalMart fires associate of year, cancer patient for medical marijuana

According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll: Eight in 10 Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use and nearly half favor decriminalizing the drug more generally, both far higher than a decade ago. If that many people really want medical marijuana, and half as many really want decriminalization (or legalizing) why do so few politicians [...]