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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Serve yourself some Georgia Pie—August’s Leafly HighLight strain
David Downs - Published on July 31, 2023read moreGelatti x Kush Mints keeps the party lit.
Video: Hollywood stars score at Urbn Leaf—1st shop on the Sunset Strip
David Downs - Published on July 19, 2023read moreHollyweed Stars: What do they smoke? Do they smoke things? Let’s find out!
Traveling with weed? Here’s some tips for the upcoming travel season
David Downs - Published on July 18, 2023read moreNew legalization states, decriminalization countries, and new rules for hemp and CBD.
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Science chat: Dissecting the new study on cannabis abuse and depression
David Downs - Published on July 14, 2023read moreCorrelation is not causation. And detection bias is real.
![Team Elite Genetics Pearadise (Peach Ozz x Kosher Kush) (David Downs/Leafly)]()
Feed that sweet tooth some Peach Ringz—July’s Leafly HighLight strain
David Downs - Published on July 7, 2023read moreSour, stone fruit, and fuel for the win.
![Best cannabis strains for spring 2025 include Gelonade, RS-11, Hash Burger, and Permanent Marker.]()
America’s searing hot cannabis Strains of Summer 2023
David Downs - Published on June 21, 2023read moreFresh G.O.A.T. Milk, hot Trop Cherry, and classic Super Sour Diesel.
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America’s best Jack Herer for Jack Herer Day and beyond
David Downs - Published on June 16, 2023read morePower up with this revolutionary sativa hybrid.
![The US' best weed cities in 2023 include Portland, Denver, and more. Read the details. Above, smelling the flowers at Flore in San Francisco. (Jamie Soja for Leafly)]()
We visited America’s cutest gay pot shop—Flore
David Downs - Published on June 8, 2023read moreInside the new Castro District cannabis boutique—Flore.
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Fire up summer with Watermelon Zkittlez—June’s Leafly HighLight
David Downs - Published on June 1, 2023read moreTaste the strain, bro.
![Cannabis stars, born weekly. Leafly Strain News Weekly. Above, Compound Genetics’ Double Up.]()
Grape Stank strain wins two ways at Oregon Leaf Bowl
David Downs - Published on May 31, 2023read moreStrains are celebs on Leafly, and Strain News Weekly is our Society Pages.
