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David Downs
David Downs
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.

417 total articles - Page 31 of 42

  • To avoid sparking deadly wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric officials de-energized lines midnight Oct. 9, affecting thousands of northern California cannabis licensees. (nikolay100/iStock)

    Massive power outage threatens NorCal cannabis harvest

    David Downs - Published on October 9, 2019

    Countless millions of dollars of crops could spoil over five days.

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  • Fresh-frozen cannabis gets turned into THC diamonds at Utopia Cannabis in California. (Courtesy Utopia Cannabis)

    Farm to freezer: Why ‘fresh-frozen’ is taking over the cannabis harvest

    David Downs - Published on October 9, 2019

    Freezing a cannabis harvest has gone from bizarre to mandatory. Here’s why.

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  • California vape maker Kushy Punch caught making illegal products

    David Downs - Published on October 4, 2019

    State officials suspect legal products were going out the front door, while illegal products slipped out the back.

    read more
  • dosi punch marijuana strain

    The top 9 cannabis strains of the fall 2019 harvest season

    David Downs - Published on September 24, 2019

    It’s the Year of the MAC for fall harvest 2019. Plus, Sherbacio, Dosi Punch, OZ Kush, and classics like Durban are coming down from the fields.

    read more
  • Amid vape pen lung disease deaths: What exactly is vitamin E oil?

    David Downs - Published on September 11, 2019

    After six suspected vape pen deaths, chemists and doctors explain why vitamin E oil is a problematic additive.

    read more
  • vape pen lung disease - dank vapes

    Regulators, Industry React to Vitamin E-Tainted Vape Carts

    David Downs - Published on September 9, 2019

    New York subpoenas chemical makers. Gaps emerge in testing programs in Oregon, California, and Washington.

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  • Vape carts can be safe, but they have to be made correctly and contain the correct ingredients. (Julia Sumpter/Leafly)

    Vape cart additive makers pull products as others go dark

    David Downs - Published on September 6, 2019

    As officials focus on vape carts tainted with vitamin E oil, the website for Honey Cut, a diluent named by Leafly last week, just vanished.

    read more
  • Gary Payton cookies strain

    NBA All-Star Gary Payton’s New Cookies Strain Heating Up California

    David Downs - Published on September 5, 2019

    The worlds of cannabis and pro sports are uniting like never before.

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  • illegal vape carts, dangers in vaping, health concern

    Vape pen lung disease has insiders eyeing misuse of new additives

    David Downs - Published on August 30, 2019

    People vaped illicit THC carts last year without ending up in the hospital. So what has changed? One possibility: thickeners.

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  • vape cart, vaporizer cartridge, marijuana, cannabis, vaping cannabis, vaping marijuana

    Illicit cannabis vape carts hospitalized 7 in California, doctors say

    David Downs - Published on August 16, 2019

    A rare public health warning was issued to avoid illicit market THC e-cigarettes.

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