<P> When Colorado voters passed the law that decriminalized marijuana, the voters approved using tax money generated from marijuana sales for schools, police, and drug education . However, the tax money might end up not being used for any of those programs . The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights restrains the state's ability to tax and spend . As of April 2015, projections for marijuana tax revenue for Colorado are at $58 million . But that money might have to be returned to taxpayers, due to the provisions in the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights . </P> <P> Douglas Edward Bruce (born August 26, 1949) is a conservative activist and former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado . He is also known for being the author of Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). </P> <P> A strict advocate for limited government, Bruce wrote and promoted TABOR, a spending limitation measure approved by Colorado voters in 1992; his name is so associated with the measure that attempts to bypass its restrictions are known as "de-Brucing ." </P> <P> Advocates like Douglas Bruce see the experience of Colorado as an example of the positive effects of tax decreases . They cite the fact that Colorado's economic growth in the dozen or so years since this system was implemented has been well in excess of that of the U.S. as a whole . They also say that deciding tax increases in referendums is more democratic, as legislators may be beholden to Lobby groups, special interests and lobbyists . </P>

When was the taxpayer bill of rights introduced