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Bruce Barcott and David Downs
Bruce Barcott and David Downs
Bruce Barcott is Leafly's deputy editor and the author of 'Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America.' David Downs is Leafly's California bureau chief and the author of 'Beyond Buds' and 'The Medical Marijuana Guidebook.'

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  • CBD molecule on dark background with cannabis leaves

    Huge decision: FDA won’t restrict CBD sales, calls for ‘new regulatory pathway’ to assure safety

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on January 26, 2023

    FDA officials found that CBD doesn’t fit existing regulations. They want Congress to create new rules, and will allow the exiting market to continue.

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  • illustration-of-weird-weed-stories-from-2022

    The weirdest, wildest weed stories of 2022

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 13, 2022

    Leafly’s annual Doobious Achievement Award winners include The Champ, Thai chickens, chillin’ cows, Circle K, and convention floor chumps.

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  • new-year-predictions-for-cannabis

    36 cannabis predictions for 2022 guaranteed to come true

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 31, 2021

    In 2022, look for legalization in Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Arkansas—but don’t expect it to pass in Congress.

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  • new year predictions, cannabis predictions

    28 cannabis predictions for 2021

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 23, 2020

    Just slightly better than a coin toss! Yikes. That’s how well Leafly News predicted the future, as written in 2020. For obvious reasons, everyone’s best-laid plans got swept into history’s junk drawer—next to lawn darts, and those Easter Island statues. Our most accurate 2020 predictions were both pessimistic and optimistic. The sclerotic US Senate stymying […]

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  • A Terrapin Care Station employee in Colorado conducts curbside pickup as an essential business during COVID-19 outbreak. (Courtesy Terrapin Care Station)

    Declaring cannabis ‘essential’ marks a watershed moment in history

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on March 26, 2020

    Once criminal, now essential: How the COVID-19 pandemic forced public officials to get real about marijuana.

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  • quarantine, coronavirus, covid-19 closures

    COVID-19 restrictions sparking a run on cannabis stores

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on March 15, 2020

    As cities across North America and Europe shut down, consumers line up to stock up at legal stores.

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  • This chart reveals California’s urban–rural cannabis divide

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on May 16, 2019

    Rural counties tend to ban cannabis stores, urban areas allow them. It’s not just a stereotype. The data proves it.

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  • #PermitPatty Episode Blows Up on California Cannabis Company

    Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on June 23, 2018

    Bay Area stores are dropping TreatWell after its founder called police on an 8-year-old girl for selling bottled water.

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