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.
States like Alaska, Florida, Oregon and Washington, D.C. could make a combined $3 billion in marijuana tax revenue if they legalize the drug on Nov. 4. Colorado, the first state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, is expected to take in $60 million to $70 million this year in taxes from legal pot sales, according to the Denver Business Journal. Cash-strapped states stand to collect millions if they legalize the drug.