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Legal cannabis sales are starting in New Jersey within days

Starting 21 April, all adults in the state will be able to purchase cannabis at approved medical marijuana dispensaries

The Independent UK

Chuck Schumer's Cannabis Legalization Bill: Back To The Drawing Board Until August

Democratic senators leading a push to legalize marijuana say they are now on track to introduce legislation in the Senate before the August recess, after initially announcing plans to file a comprehensive reform bill later this month.

Benzinga

Biden extends pause on federal student loan payments to end of August

Nearly 37 million borrowers have been affected by the pause, with a delay of $195bn of payments since start of pandemic

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Oil company executives called to hearing on gas price increases

WASHINGTON — The top executives of six oil companies have been called to appear at an April hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in connection with elevated gasoline prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Oil company executives called to hearing on gas price increases - Roll Call

Executives of six oil companies have been called to appear at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee over gas price hikes.

Roll Call

Schumer: Oil execs to face hearings on high gas prices

WASHINGTON — Executives of major oil and gas companies will be called “in the coming weeks” to testify before Congress about gasoline and oil prices and to answer questions about potential price gouging, the top Senate Democrat said.

Tribune News Service

Schumer: Oil execs to face hearings on high gas prices - Roll Call

Oil and gas executives will be called to testify to Congress on gasoline prices, the top Senate Democrat said.

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Congressional negotiators working through final issues on spending bill text

WASHINGTON — The House is committed to voting on the fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill Wednesday. There’s just one problem: It’s not finalized yet.

Tribune News Service

Early morning omnibus filing expected; four-day stopgap prepped - Roll Call

Text of a massive fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill was being assembled early Wednesday morning in advance of floor action later in the day.

Roll Call

Democrats set confirmation hearing dates for Supreme Court pick Judge Jackson

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings will begin March 21, a top Democrat announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson takes historic first steps toward Supreme Court - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee began meeting with Senate leaders on Wednesday, the kickoff of her historic confirmation process.

Roll Call

Seeking court that looks ‘like America,’ Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson

President Joe Biden fulfilled a promise to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court, nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Roll Call

Senate Democrats plot March legislative push on inflation

Senate Democrats plan to bring legislation to the floor in March designed to cut costs for Americans as rampant inflation drives up prices.

Roll Call

As Biden agenda hangs by a thread, Democrats question strategy of Schumer and top White House official

WASHINGTON — For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Joe Biden’s most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo for the failures, raising questions about whether the party can resurrect the centerpiece of its…

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Benzinga

The Week In Cannabis: Schumer's Bill, The Super Bowl, Leafly, Canopy Growth, Tilray, Hexo, Sundial And More

Below is a recap of the main news related to the cannabis industry and markets for the week of February 7, 2022. Contents

Benzinga

Chuck Schumer Urges Senators To Help Finalize Marijuana Legalization Bill He Will File In April

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) asked senators to help them complete the marijuana legalization bill expected to be filed in April.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement provides President Joe Biden and Democrats a golden opportunity to move past recent setbacks and reengerize Black and progressive voters ahead of the midterms.

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Biden ties midterm election legitimacy to doomed voting rights bill - Roll Call

President Joe Biden did say Wednesday that there may be a way to reach consensus on the Electoral Count Act.

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Democrats tie ‘talking filibuster’ gambit to Senate’s two-speech rule - Roll Call

To get a floor vote on bills to change the way elections are run, Senate Democrats are looking to require a "talking filibuster."

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