The official filing of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act represents a watershed moment in the fight for an end to federal marijuana prohibition. This groundbreaking legislation, which would decriminalize cannabis on the federal level, would also facilitate expungement and re-sentencing opportunities for those with federal marijuana-related convictions. 

As some of you may remember, when the draft language for CAOA was introduced last year, Last Prisoner Project submitted a public comment with detailed recommendations as to how the legislation could better accomplish its stated criminal justice reform-focused objectives.

While not everything we suggested was included in the latest draft, it's clear that many of our recommendations were incorporated into this version of CAOA. We'd like to express our gratitude to the experts and advocates who worked tirelessly with us to craft this feedback, and to Senators Booker, Schumer and Wyden for being responsive to it. 

Our team is carefully reviewing CAOA, and will break down the criminal justice provisions of the bill in the coming days.