“Committed, through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, to end the federal prohibition of cannabis and give states the tools to implement their own cannabis laws.”
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Both cited sources were fetched and verify the CHAMPIONED rating for this promise. (1) The Booker Senate official press release (PRIMARY, July 16, 2026) states that "U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act" — establishing Wyden as a NAMED LEAD SPONSOR who actively reintroduced the bill, not merely a supporter or voter. It carries Wyden's own statement verbatim and the exact language about "removing cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and empowering states to create their own laws." (2) Marijuana Moment (REPUTABLE_SECONDARY, July 16, 2026) confirms the CAOA "is being led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ron Wyden" and that it would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act; the cited quote appears verbatim. This is genuine, documented leadership of the exact vehicle named in the promise. CHAMPIONED (not FULL) is correct because the bill has not been enacted — federal prohibition remains in place as of July 2026 — so the ultimate goal is unachieved while Wyden continues to drive the effort. One minor caveat: the recorded quote for source 1 concatenates two of Wyden's sentences and omits an intervening sentence, but the quoted words are accurate and appear verbatim on the page, so it is a compression, not a fabrication. Verification therefore upholds the rating; confidence raised slightly to 0.88 given both primary and secondary sources independently confirm leadership.
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