Adult sales and teen use down in CO, Denver gets first social club application, Bay Area divided as Jan. 1 nears & more

Dec. 12: Adult sales and teen use down in CO, Denver gets first social club application, Bay Area divided as Jan. 1 nears & more [The Cannabist]( [thecannabist.co]( | [@cannabist]( | [fb/cannabist]( If someone forwarded this to you and you'd like to sign up yourself, just go here: [(. To view this on the web or share a link, [click here.]( Teen marijuana use down in Colorado The [latest results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health]( show teen use is down in Colorado, aligning with data collected by the state's [Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.]( In 2015 - 2016, 9% of Colorado youths aged 12 to 17 reported using marijuana in the month prior to being surveyed. During the 2014 - 2015 period, 11% percent of youths that age reported using marijuana in the previous month. On the national level, the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health[reported that teen marijuana use had fallen to a 22-year low](. So are adult-use sales After three consecutive months of $136 million in combined recreational and medical cannabis sales, [Colorado’s marijuana dispensaries recorded about $121 million in sales during October,]( according to The Cannabist’s calculations based on state sales tax data released Monday. And one Colorado town’s [25-month cannabis sales streak came to an end]( with the results of September sales announced. One business wants to do its part to increase adult sales in Denver. A new coffee shop called The Coffee Joint [has filed the city's first application for a social marijuana use permit](. Denver opened the application process three months ago, but backers of ballot initiative 300, which 54% of Denver voters [approved last year](, have argued that city officials [added too many hassles]( for potential applicants. California countdown The Golden State is less than three weeks away from legal recreational sales. For those wanting a piece of the action, we've got [10 steps to starting a marijuana business in California](. Cheech Marin is [here to help](. Since California voters approved Proposition 64 last year, [similar-seeming towns are reaching very different conclusions]( on how to handle legal recreational marijuana sales. California cities and counties have the power to [ban sales and cultivation within their borders](, and some dug in their heels this month, saying the state's rushed [emergency rulemaking process]( didn't give them enough time to prepare. One group of Californians is extremely concerned about expansion of cannabis cultivation: [Ecologists, who say grow ops could threaten Santa Cruz mountain lions](. [alt_text]( Quote of the Day “If the only reason for you to visit Amsterdam is to get loaded, to get stoned out of your mind, look, we can't hold you back from coming, but we don't want you here,” — [Amsterdam alderman Udo Kock](, in a city pushing back on "overtourism" Numerology 44 That's [how many people were charged with drug possession at a New Hampshire checkpoint in just two months,]( mostly for small amounts of marijuana. New newsletter format Are you having any issues reading our new format? What topics or content would you like to see more of in the newsletter? Drop us a line: cannabist@denverpost.com. More U.S. News - Some pot shops in Oregon [are being harassed because of a mix-up]( regarding last week's [news that the owner of a state marijuana testing lab]( had links to neo-Nazi groups. - North Dakota officials are [gathering public input on medical marijuana]( from now through Dec. 26. Voters [approved medical marijuana in November 2016]( and state lawmakers [crafted regulations earlier this year](. Gov. Doug Burgum approved those in April, but the drug [isn't expected to be available to patients for another year](. - A man whose application for growing medical marijuana in Ohio was rejected has [has announced plans for a 2018 Ohio ballot issue]( to legalize the sale and possession of recreational marijuana. Cannabiz News Two Canadian medical marijuana companies are [duking it out in a hostile takeover bid]( worth C$582 million ($453 million in U.S. funds). In smaller change, you can now [buy a weed-leaf Christmas tree from Walmart's website]( for $250. Sure to be a cherished holiday favorite. [alt_text]( Health & Science Worm poop to the rescue A young entrepreneur who is [turning worm castings into organic fertilizer for marijuana]( is generating buzz and earning accolades. He's not the first to come up with the idea, though. We previously wrote about a [Colorado worm business wriggling its way into the marijuana market](. Trump and opioids An op-ed columnist writes: "Trump has done nothing but talk since his Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis [issued a report on Nov. 1]( filled with dire language and calls to action." #GiftGuide The Cannabist's [2017 Holiday Gift Guide for bookworms](. High-minded marijuana reads to complete your favorite bibliophile’s library. You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up at The Denver Post. Please add "members@mail.denverpost.com" and "members@direct.denverpost.com" to your trusted senders list. To unsubscribe from this mailing, [click here.]( To change your e-mail preferences, [click here](. To view this newsletter on the web [click here.]( The Denver Post 101 West Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80202