The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) is a comprehensive marijuana legalization bill that was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate in June 2026. If passed, the legislation would federally decriminalize marijuana by removing (“descheduling”) it from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
The CAOA would improve marijuana regulation by strengthening worker protections, ensuring small businesses and entrepreneurs can meaningfully participate in legal markets, and advancing marijuana research to protect public health. It would also begin repairing the harms caused by marijuana criminalization by supporting job training, reentry services, health education, youth prevention, and legal aid.
Read our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) fact sheet.