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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Tropical Burst—Seed Junky Genetics, CA, winter 2023
David Downs - Published on January 1, 2024Read moreOur first 100-point bud ever.
Permanent Paradize—Seed Junky Genetics, CA, winter 2023
David Downs - Published on January 1, 2024Read moreAn independent, expert review of premium California cannabis flower.
30 weed predictions very likely to come true in 2024
David Downs - Published on December 26, 2023Read more2024 in weed strains, politics and more.
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New York City weed visitor’s guide 2024
David Downs - Published on December 20, 2023Read moreIt’s up to you, New York, New York.
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How to grow the Permanent Marker strain
David Downs - Published on December 14, 2023Read moreTips on growing Leafly Strain of the Year 2023
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Sour Orange Diesel Kush—Nanticoke, NY, fall 2023
David Downs - Published on December 14, 2023Read moreAn independent, expert review of premium New York cannabis flower.
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Piff Haze—Ithaca Organics + Piff Coast Farms, NY, fall 2023
David Downs - Published on December 14, 2023Read moreAn independent, expert review of premium New York cannabis flower.
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Legal weed farmer’s market pops up near New York’s Times Square
David Downs - Published on December 14, 2023Read moreHere’s what we bought.
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Winners emerge from the haze of The Ego Clash Invitational 2023
David Downs - Published on December 13, 2023Read moreRefined work on lemony strains, Gelato lines, and Zkittlez lines took trophies.
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The Permanent Marker cannabis strain genealogy
David Downs - Published on December 5, 2023Read moreUnderstand the refined GSC work in Leafly Strain of the Year 2023.
