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David Downs
David Downs
Leafly Senior Editor David Downs is the former Cannabis Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. He's appeared on The Today Show, and written for Scientific American, The New York Times, WIRED, Rolling Stone, The Onion A/V Club, High Times, and many more outlets. He is a 2023 judge for The Emerald Cup, and has covered weed since 2009.

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  • 420 Best Strains 2025

    America’s hottest cannabis of 420 2025

    David Downs - Published on April 9, 2025

    Including Lemon Cherry Gelato, Triangle Kush, and Hash Burger.

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  • America’s coolest carts and dabs for 420 2025

    America’s coolest carts and pods of 420 2025

    David Downs - Published on April 9, 2025

    Live resin and live rosin carts and pods across the US.

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  • Best cannabis strains for spring 2025 include Gelonade, RS-11, Hash Burger, and Permanent Marker.

    Best cannabis strains of spring 2025: A 9-strain review

    David Downs - Published on March 21, 2025

    Spring might be the best season for a stoner. We have 4/20 coming up. We’re popping seeds. Who knows—something great might happen. Case in point—millions of cannabis aficionados have phenomenal strains for Spring across the legal landscape from Cali to Maine. Strong, flavorful contemporary cultivars are making countrywide waves. They fit perfectly with that Spring […]

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  • (Mica/Leafly)

    Best St Patrick’s day cannabis strains, edibles and drinks

    David Downs - Published on March 12, 2025

    Bye-bye, Dry January. Millions of weed smokers say adios to winter’s worst with a breathtaking selection of lucky green across the USA and Canada this St. Patrick’s Day. Legalization in over 20 states offers ever more affordable alternatives to booze. The California outdoor is perfectly cured. Your favorite musician has a new strain.  Maryland has […]

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  • Ohio's Republican lawmakers aim to put voters in jail for legal cannabis conduct.

    Ohioans must activate to defend cannabis freedoms from lawmakers

    David Downs - Published on March 7, 2025

    Republicans seek to put Ohioans back in jail for conduct voters already approved.

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  • Montana lawmkers aim to repeal legalization and give the industry to drug cartels. (AdobeStock)

    Montanans must activate to protect legalization in 2025

    David Downs - Published on February 25, 2025

    Republicans have proposed a return to prohibition.

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  • illustration of bald eagle with open beak clutching a marijuana leaf in its talons sits on a 3-D map of the US

    Analysis: Don’t hold your breath for legalization under Trump 2.0

    David Downs - Published on February 25, 2025

    Here’s what you can do to effect real change.

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  • More seeds, Zkittlez strains, live rosin, and dope collaborations are just a few of the trends coming to your cannabis from Europe’s 25,000-person megafest in Barcelona, Spain. (Courtesy Spannabis)

    Where in the world to blaze in 2025

    David Downs - Published on February 24, 2025

    Berlin, Barcelona, and Bangkok—oh my!

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  • Over 50 sick seed and clones picks across 6 categories await you below. (Courtesy Compound Genetics)

    David Downs’ sickest weed genetics picks of 2025

    David Downs - Published on February 18, 2025

    Candies, Z, OGs, and more from Leafly’s senior editor.

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  • Ridgeline Farms' Blueberry Caviar. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 12 hot strains to smoke in 2025

    David Downs - Published on January 22, 2025

    With Zoap, Cadillac Rainbow, and Blueberry Caviar.

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