Your reference  to Denver is somewhat skewed. Denver has a population of 2.9 million with additional thousands in the area.  Colorado has a population of nearly 5.5 million.  Colorado acknowledges lots of the sales are to individuals coming to CO to buy product. With the surrounding states the potential market could be 6.5 million buyers.  Alaska's population is far smaller; the Canadians are not going to flock over the border to buy product in Alaska.  With 15% of the population of Colorado, Alaska is not going to generate 15% of the gross Colorado taxes. 

There a business concept that indicates the economy of scale is a major factor in all businesses.  Alaska will have some positive results in taxes generated and some job creation. In the large scale, marijuana revenue  will  not compare to oil, fishing, or tourism. 

The US Army has already notified everyone the Army personnel are restricted fro being customers. Other branches will do the same.