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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Traveling with weed? Here’s some tips for the upcoming travel season
David Downs - Published on July 18, 2023read moreNew legalization states, decriminalization countries, and new rules for hemp and CBD.
Science chat: Dissecting the new study on cannabis abuse and depression
David Downs - Published on July 14, 2023read moreCorrelation is not causation. And detection bias is real.
Feed that sweet tooth some Peach Ringz—July’s Leafly HighLight strain
David Downs - Published on July 7, 2023read moreSour, stone fruit, and fuel for the win.
![Best cannabis strains for spring 2026 include Toad Venom, Point Breeze, Chrome Dome and more.]()
America’s searing hot cannabis Strains of Summer 2023
David Downs - Published on June 21, 2023read moreFresh G.O.A.T. Milk, hot Trop Cherry, and classic Super Sour Diesel.
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America’s best Jack Herer for Jack Herer Day and beyond
David Downs - Published on June 16, 2023read morePower up with this revolutionary sativa hybrid.
![The US' best weed cities in 2023 include Portland, Denver, and more. Read the details. Above, smelling the flowers at Flore in San Francisco. (Jamie Soja for Leafly)]()
We visited America’s cutest gay pot shop—Flore
David Downs - Published on June 8, 2023read moreInside the new Castro District cannabis boutique—Flore.
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Fire up summer with Watermelon Zkittlez—June’s Leafly HighLight
David Downs - Published on June 1, 2023read moreTaste the strain, bro.
![Cannabis stars, born weekly. Leafly Strain News Weekly. Above, Compound Genetics’ Double Up.]()
Grape Stank strain wins two ways at Oregon Leaf Bowl
David Downs - Published on May 31, 2023read moreStrains are celebs on Leafly, and Strain News Weekly is our Society Pages.
![Summer unofficially begins with Leafly’s Memorial Day guide to fire strains, carts, edibles, gear, and more. (Josh Titus/Leafly)]()
America’s best cannabis for Memorial Day 2023 and beyond
David Downs - Published on May 24, 2023read moreCookies’ debuts a Zeuz pod, and more.
![Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup includes Black Bubblegum Horchata, Point Break, and Panama Red. (David Downs, Sasha Beck/Leafly)]()
Leafly Buzz: 13 fire cannabis strains of May 2023
David Downs - Published on May 18, 2023read moreIncluding Fish Scale, Blue Lobster, and Maui Wowie.
