The Benefit of The Colorado Deferred Judgment And Sentence. The direct benefit of the deferred judgment is certainty. The DA no longer has control over your life â the judge and the jury lose control over your future. You are in control and a dismissal of the charges is a very tempting goal.
Six months of legal retail marijuana sales have generated $21.8 million in tax revenue plus another $10.1 million in taxes on medical marijuana in that time period (see Table 1). [6] For the new fiscal year that began July 1, 2014, state analysts project $30.6 million in revenue.
How Legal Marijuana Funds Education: Colorado Taxes Go To Prevent Bullying. Students in Colorado may soon have new alternatives to prevent bullying thanks to all the money the state is planning to dish out to schools from the surplus marijuana tax revenue. Coloradoâs Department of Revenue reported marijuana sales peaked at nearly $98.6 million by May and reached up to $117.4 million in June.