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David Downs and Amelia Williams
David Downs and Amelia Williams
David Downs directs news and lifestyle coverage as the California Bureau Chief for Leafly. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns Amelia Williams, a longtime budtender, is a graduate of San Francisco State University's journalism program and a contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle's GreenState, MG Magazine, Culture Magazine, and Cannabis Now.

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  • SFV OG Kush looks like a premium OG. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Top 12 OG Kush strains of all time

    David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on August 20, 2024

    Ranked by popularity and impact.

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  • Coconut strains are brat. Read the details. (Leafly)

    Coconut weed strains are a thing—Here’s America’s best

    David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on July 23, 2024

    In case you’ve just fallen out of a coconut tree.

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  • original Leafly collage featuring the text "2023 Budtenders' Choice" in green font superimposed over a gren-gold cup overflowing with cannabis nugs, against a backdrop of stars and an illustrated curvy rainbow in shades of red and yellow

    American budtenders’ best strains of 2023

    David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on December 5, 2023

    Twenty strains across 20 states win Leafly’s first Budtenders’ Choice Awards; from Devil Driver in Maine, to Holy Moly! in California.

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  • Maryland legalization is going to eat New York legalization's lunch.(Leafly)

    Shopping guide to Maryland cannabis legalization

    David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on June 27, 2023

    Maryland legalization goes hard.

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  • A photo of a Californian's wallet on fire for a story on unjust cannabis taxes and how to avoid them.

    We found the city with the lowest weed tax in California

    David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on May 24, 2021

    You’ll never guess the answer.

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