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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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  • Leafly Highlight March 2022 Mimosa

    March’s Leafly HighLight is Mimosa—bottoms up

    David Downs - Published on March 3, 2022

    Choose citrus zest to effervesce the mood. Brunch is back, gals!

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  • Motorbreath from Sonoma Hills Farm. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Cannabis buyer’s guide to outstanding outdoor flower of 2021

    David Downs - Published on February 24, 2022

    The world’s best outdoor of the 2021 season needs you to smoke it.

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  • Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup includes Alien Labs Gemini, Khalifa Kush Babby Powder, and Insane Hindu Phunk.

    Leafly Buzz: 12 most lit cannabis strains of February 2022

    David Downs - Published on February 16, 2022

    February is cookie season—and mints crosses are hot, hot, hot.

    read more
  • Foxy Garlic Cake on tap from Eaze delivery in LA. (David Downs/Leafly)

    All-star LA pot shops for packing a superb bowl

    David Downs - Published on February 9, 2022

    Pre-game with this starter list of the best marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles.

    read more
  • Leafly's definitive, updates list of the best weed strains for sex. (Leafly)

    The best weed strains for sex

    David Downs - Published on February 9, 2022

    Leafly reviewers report these trendy cultivars got them especially frisky.

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  • Pictures of tasty green nugs. Live young, wild, and free in 2022 with the Khalifa Kush fresh drop. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Khalifa Kush’ cannabis cultivar unboxing and review 2022

    David Downs - Published on February 4, 2022

    We smoked Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush 2022—It’s a heavyweight slapper.

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  • image-of-delta-8-thc-vape-pen

    NASCAR has a delta-8 sponsor, and Washington issues new D-8 rules

    David Downs - Published on February 1, 2022

    The Leafly delta-8 news roundup for February has arrive.

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  • Each month, Leafly highlights a trending strain Each month, Leafly highlights a trending strain you should know about —we call it Leafly HighLight.

    February’s Leafly HighLight: LA Kush Cake for date night

    David Downs - Published on February 1, 2022

    Leafly reviewers thirst for this top-shelf, cakey, minty California girl.

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  • Catch me outside: Poddy Mouth is outdoor-optimized exotic Cakes crossed to Mints. (Courtesy Humboldt Seed Company )

    The world’s best cannabis seeds and clones to grow in ‘22

    David Downs - Published on January 26, 2022

    Good news, America: The nation’s army of weed growers in 2022 is going to fire up hundreds of metric tons of the most explosively tasty, time-stoppingly beautiful bud ever conceived on planet Earth. Pot law liberalization has triggered a Golden Age of cannabis genetics—putting the loudest, most diverse ganja aromas and effects at the fingertips […]

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  • A clip art photo of the Statue of Liberty for a story about social equity in cannabis legalization.

    New York medical cannabis approved for ‘any’ condition a doctor recommends

    David Downs - Published on January 25, 2022

    You don’t need cancer to smoke medical pot in New York anymore.

    read more
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