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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Sticky Genes #23—Wood Wide Farms, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreSticky Genes #23 scores 95 points. Just a bit wild-looking is all.
Cap Junky x Permanent Marker—Seven Leaves, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreCap Junky x Permanent Marker scores 99 points.
OZ Kush—Wonderbrett, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreNo wonder here—Wonderbrett’s OZ Kush scores 98 points.
![a pile of dense marijuana nugs, mostly muted green and frosty, shot through with glimpses of purple, resting inside a jar lid]()
Ridgeline LANTZ—Ridgeline Farms, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreThe award-winning Ridgeline LANTZ scores 99 points.
![velvety green nug covered in white hairs set against a white background]()
Paris OG—Hotbox, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreParis OG scores 90 points.
![extreme close up shot of cured marijuana nug that nearly fills the frame, covered in white hairs]()
Mule Fuel—Alpenglow Farms, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreMule Fuel scores 92 points.
![vertically-oriented muted green nug with rusted orange hairs, set against a white background]()
Lamb’s Bread—Happy Trails, CA, winter 2024
David Downs - Published on February 20, 2024Read moreLamb’s Bread scores 88 points.
![dramatic close-up shot of a deep purple and lime green cola, all covered in tiny white trichomes, against a black background]()
Pop seeds 2024-Part II: Attack of the Sours
David Downs - Published on February 9, 2024Read moreSours, OGs, Tangies, sativas, Cheeses, and Purps—oh my.
![high-def photo of the top of a marijuana cola: dusky purple, covered in white trichomes, with hints of mint green and several bright orange hairs, leaves are thick and fleshy]()
World’s best seeds and clones to grow in 2024
David Downs - Published on February 5, 2024Read moreNew from Seed Junky, Capulator, Exotic Genetix dozens more.
![Jealousy up close. (Seven Leaves for Leafly)]()
Spice things up with the Jealousy strain—February’s Leafly HighLight
David Downs - Published on February 2, 2024Read moreThis super Gelato keeps it creamy and sweet for date night.
