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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.

417 total articles - Page 36 of 42

  • How to buy Blue Dream seeds and clones

    David Downs - Published on January 16, 2019

    Learn where Blue Dream seeds 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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  • Introduction to buying popular cannabis genetics

    David Downs - Published on January 16, 2019

    Learn where the most popular cannabis seeds 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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  • Photos: Cannabis Goes Beyond Organic in California’s Wine Country

    David Downs - Published on January 11, 2019

    San Francisco dispensary SPARC beat back wildfire to go beyond organic in Wine Country.

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  • Perspective: California Legalization Is Lumbering to Life

    David Downs - Published on December 27, 2018

    Let’s be honest about how long it’ll take to stamp out the illicit market.

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  • Washington Teens Smoked Less Pot Amid Legalization, Study Concludes

    David Downs - Published on December 26, 2018

    Teen marijuana use flat or falling in a current, non-partisan survey analysis published in JAMA pediatrics today.

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  • Subscribe to The Hash podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud to stay current on cannabis in US culture.

    Subscribe to The Hash Podcast — New Season January 8th!

    David Downs - Published on December 20, 2018

    Cypress Hill’s B-Real, drag queen LaGanja Estranja, and Mimicking Birds’ Adam Trachsel help launch 2019’s most potent cannabis news show — The Hash podcast; powered by Leafly Podcasts.

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  • Award winning Tar Hill Pink Lemonade Emerald Cup 2018 (David Downs/Leafly)

    Emerald Cup 2018 Winners and Where to Buy Them

    David Downs - Published on December 17, 2018

    Links to shop for hot new CBD edibles, fragrant topicals, and the terpiest new vape cartridges.

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  • Check out Hemp Across Human History in This Timeline

    David Downs - Published on December 13, 2018

    From the central Asian steppes, to the halls of US Congress—here’s 11 highlights of hemp’s history.

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  • US Tax Court Tells Cannabis Industry: You’re Still Drug Traffickers

    David Downs - Published on November 30, 2018

    The US Tax Court ruled against Oakland’s Harborside Health Center in a showdown over the IRS Rule 280E.

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  • Blunts and Moore, Oakland CA, 2019. (Leafly File Photo)

    Oakland Cannabis Equity Program Yields First Retailer—Blunts + Moore

    David Downs - Published on November 29, 2018

    A convicted cannabis dealer gets city help opening a licensed adult-use store in California.

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