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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 5 of 42

  • About 90 stores are set to go live in August.(Leafly)

    Ohio legal cannabis buyer’s guide to 2024

    David Downs - Published on June 14, 2024

    What’s legal, where to buy it, what to smoke, and how.

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  • HolySmokes by HolyWater infused rolls. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 14 hot California pre-rolls of Summer

    David Downs - Published on June 13, 2024

    Including Dunkz, Moon Valley Cannabis, and Humo.

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  • Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup includes Black Bubblegum Horchata, Point Break, and Panama Red. (David Downs, Sasha Beck/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 12 hot cannabis strains of May 2024

    David Downs - Published on May 28, 2024

    Including Tangerine Sunrise, Lemon Tree, and Wagyu.

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  • Summer unofficially begins with Leafly’s Memorial Day guide to fire strains, carts, edibles, gear, and more. (Josh Titus/Leafly)

    Memorial Day’s best weed, prerolls, carts, and more 2024

    David Downs - Published on May 17, 2024

    Crush the campout. Win the road trip. Leafly’s experts help out.

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  • original illustration of photos of nugs interspersed with green and white iterations of the word "420" and pot leaf illustrations against a green background

    America’s hottest cannabis of 420 ’24

    David Downs - Published on April 17, 2024

    Including Blue Lobster, Toad Venom, and Banana Zoap.

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  • Cherry Cheesecake Sonoma Hills Farm. 2022. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Leafly cannabis grower’s guide to 2024

    David Downs - Published on April 16, 2024

    Spring has sprung and with it fresh veggies in the garden. High season has also kicked in for cannabis gardeners: clone and seed sellers are doing brisk business as growers big and small ramp up for the 2024 full-sun outdoor run. You can grow a pound of AAA-grade buds off a single outdoor plant if […]

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  • The US' best weed cities in 2024 include Kansas City, and Baltimore. Read the details.

    America’s top weed cities of 2024 announced

    David Downs - Published on April 9, 2024

    See how the No. 1 city stays a mile-high.

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  • Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup includes Black Bubblegum Horchata, Point Break, and Panama Red. (David Downs, Sasha Beck/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 13 top cannabis strains of March 2024

    David Downs - Published on March 28, 2024

    Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup heads to Barcelona for Tea Time, Luna, and piatella hash.

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  • Trippy scientific and agragrian themed main image with bud, stars, crops and beakers. (David Downs/Leafly)

    The official Leafly Weed Gardener’s Almanac 2024

    David Downs - Published on March 25, 2024

    Save these dates for a fruitful pot farming year.

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  • Fifty grams at home and 25 grams in public became legal on April 1. (Leafly)

    Germany just legalized cannabis. Mostly. Here’s what you need to know

    David Downs - Published on March 23, 2024

    Rights begin April 1.

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