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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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  • Supplies of legal cannabis may dry up by summer if California lawmakers can't buy growers more time to get through brutal licensing. (Jamie Soja for Leafly)

    Uh-Oh, California Could Run Out of Legal Cannabis by Summer

    David Downs - Published on February 25, 2019

    More than 6,000 temporary farm licenses are expiring through July. Only nine permanent licenses have been issued to replace them.

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  • California Made $300 Million on Legal Cannabis in 2018, and It’s Just Getting Started

    David Downs - Published on February 19, 2019

    The new revenue is equivalent to average salaries for an extra 4,000 teachers, or 3,500 additional police officers.

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  • The world's most powerful cannabis regulator, Lori Ajax, at the California Bureau of Cannabis Control talks with Leafly's David Downs Friday. (Courtesy of California Department of Consumer Affairs)

    5 Must-See Cannabis Business Talks in San Francisco This Friday

    David Downs - Published on February 7, 2019

    The International Cannabis Business Conference brings a heady whirlwind of key panels to San Francisco all day Friday—sponsored in part by Leafly. Here’s what you should not miss.

    read more
  • The President stands ready to sign the STATES Act if Congress can pass it this year. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

    Legalization Hits a Tipping Point in Congress This Year

    David Downs - Published on February 6, 2019

    Voters should rally behind the STATES Act to end prohibition in 2019, says Neal Levine, longtime activist and head of the Cannabis Trade Federation in a chat with Leafly.

    read more
  • Where There's Smoke: Cannabis labs under fire for lax standards. (VasilevKirill/iStock)

    Oregon’s Cannabis Lab Testing System Flunks State Audit

    David Downs - Published on January 31, 2019

    No one is watching the watchmen in Oregon — where lax cannabis lab oversight drew official censure this week.

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  • Number one-ranked public university, Cal, enhances the credibility of cannabis studies worldwide. (SchofieldImages/iStock)

    UC Berkeley Launches a Cannabis Research Center

    David Downs - Published on January 30, 2019

    One ongoing study could help more cannabis farmers go legal. Other research is flourishing as stigma against the crop dies out in academia.

    read more
  • Made in China: Vape carts metals can contain up to 4% lead, causing the cannabis oil inside them to fail testing. (HighGradeRoots/iStock)

    California Cannabis Labs Are Finding Toxic Metal in Vape Carts

    David Downs - Published on January 25, 2019

    Strict new lab tests have revealed that vaporizer cartridges might sometimes pass toxic lead into cannabis oil, and then consumers’ lungs.

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  • Support for cannabis legalization is lower among older voters from both parties. (Matt Rourke/AP)

    Bloomberg Calls Legalization ‘Stupidest Thing Ever Done’

    David Downs - Published on January 23, 2019

    The former New York mayor tied cannabis to the opioid overdose epidemic, just like former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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  • original glue marijuana strain

    How to Buy Original Glue seeds and clones

    David Downs - Published on January 22, 2019

    Learn where Original Glue seeds & clones are sold online worldwide, as well as in adult-use and medical states like California, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan and even Oklahoma.

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  • Gelato is in high demand in 2019 gardens. (David Downs for Leafly)

    How to buy Gelato seeds and clones

    David Downs - Published on January 18, 2019

    Learn where Gelato seeds and clones are sold online worldwide, as well as in adult-use and medical states like California, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan and even Oklahoma.

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