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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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  • STIIIZY Union Square San Francisco. (Courtesy STIIIZY)

    More cannabis shops coming to California post-election

    David Downs - Published on November 18, 2020

    Voters approve 32 of 38 local marijuana measures.

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  • Raw Garden harvest photo essay by David Downs at Leafly

    Fields of flavor! Leafly visits Raw Garden’s 2020 harvest

    David Downs - Published on November 12, 2020

    85 acres of buds. 600 strains. 200,000 plants. Welcome to terp heaven at Raw Garden.

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  • Splurge on some Guava Biscotti this month. Via Bay Area CRAFT delivery. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 12 fire strains for November 2020

    David Downs - Published on November 11, 2020

    Including: Slurricane, Guava Biscotti, and Xzibit’s Napalm Grenade.

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  • washington-dc-initiative-81-legalization

    Washington, DC, just decriminalized psychedelic plants. Here’s what happens next

    David Downs - Published on November 4, 2020

    Initiative 81 doesn’t legalize psychedelic mushrooms, but it does make enforcement the ‘lowest priority’ of D.C. police.

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  • Strong demand and supply challenges make the 2020 cannabis harvest a seller's market. (Courtesy Belushi’s Farm)

    US cannabis harvest price report 2020

    David Downs - Published on October 21, 2020

    The price of weed isn’t falling this harvest.

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  • In for 2020: Zkittlez crosses like this Z-Money from Talking Trees Farms in California. (Courtesy Talking Trees)

    9 best marijuana strains of the 2020 harvest

    David Downs - Published on October 14, 2020

    Crosses of Gelato, Zkittlez, OG, Glue, Cakes, and more await.

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  • Vape sales in legal states have returned to pre-EVALI epidemic levels. (Courtesy Airgraft)

    Vape sales shrug off EVALI epidemic, COVID-19

    David Downs - Published on October 13, 2020

    Legal vape sales are back to 2019’s peak as consumers focus on trusted brands.

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  • Carlos Santana's Mirayo cannabis brand sizzles with beauty. (Courtesy Mirayo)

    ‘Follow your own light,’ Carlos Santana tells Leafly readers

    David Downs - Published on October 7, 2020

    The Grammy-winning icon offers three new cannabis varieties in California stores this month.

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  • Illinois first day of recreational adult use cannabis sales on January 1, 2020

    Top 9 arguments in support of marijuana legalization and regulation

    David Downs - Published on September 28, 2020

    Legalization is gaining momentum. Here’s the debate-winning facts.

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  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. committed to a Senate floor vote on legalization in a Leafly interview Friday. (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    ‘Vote Democrat to legalize it,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer tells Leafly

    David Downs - Published on September 14, 2020

    The Senate’s minority leader warns that Republicans are “totally opposed.”

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