Federal law stops treating pot as an illegal drug.
S. 5022 — Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill removes pot from the federal list of banned drugs. Pot becomes legal under federal law. States can still make their own rules about pot. People convicted of federal pot crimes get those convictions erased. People in federal prison for pot-only crimes get released. The bill sets up federal rules through the Treasury and Health and Human Services. It funds research on pot health effects. It funds programs to help communities hurt by past pot laws.
Who it affects
People convicted of federal pot crimes get relief. People in federal prison for pot-only crimes get released. Communities harmed by past drug enforcement get money to help repair harm. Pot businesses must follow new federal rules and pay taxes.
One thing to notice
The bill stops federal pot criminalization but creates new federal rules and taxes. These may cost pot businesses more money to follow.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal — run by the national government, not by states
- convictions — official court decisions that someone broke the law
- erased — removed from a record as if it never happened
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,094 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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