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.
At the same time, marijuana arrests have plummeted and total revenue from legal weed has surged past $500 million. âThis report shows that a lot of those fears donât come to fruition in the case of legalization,â said Joy Haviland, staff attorney at DPA.