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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 32 of 42

  • How does your state rate for medical marijuana in 2019?

    David Downs - Published on August 14, 2019

    Americans for Safe Access finds Oregon and Illinois have the best patient programs. The worst? Texas and the Southeast states.

    read more
  • Outside Lands Grass Lands recap

    Legal Cannabis Mellowed Outside Lands Megafestival

    David Downs - Published on August 12, 2019

    Inside the safest, most secure cannabis sales and consumption in Golden Gate Park history.

    read more
  • Outside Lands Nabs Historic Permit to Partake, Sell Cannabis

    David Downs - Published on August 8, 2019

    Do a legal $10 dab before Childish Gambino. This is America.

    read more
  • 40% THC Flower?! How Lab Shopping and THC Inflation Cheat Cannabis Consumers

    David Downs - Published on August 8, 2019

    Here’s why consumers should come to their senses and move beyond THC.

    read more
  • old town road marijuana

    ‘Old Town Road’ Censored Marijuana Lyric Revealed

    David Downs - Published on August 7, 2019

    Billy Ray Cyrus wrote his part in ten minutes. Columbia Record censored one word.

    read more
  • In the '80s and '90s he helped lock them up. Now Joe Biden wants to help end mass incarceration. (AP, Leafly)

    Former Drug Warrior Biden Unveils Cannabis Decriminalization Plan

    David Downs - Published on July 23, 2019

    Automatic expungements and rescheduling included. But no federal adult use legalization.

    read more
  • marijuana banking

    Banks Are Redlining the 99% Out of the Legal Cannabis Industry

    David Downs - Published on July 21, 2019

    It can cost $2 million to open a licensed cannabis store. And not a bank in the nation will offer a small business loan.

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  • In California’s Cannabis War, Civil Is the New Criminal

    David Downs - Published on July 16, 2019

    In Humboldt County, civil codes and $10k-a-day fines are working where SWAT raids failed. The strategy is about to go statewide.

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  • July 4th Marijuana Sales — Americans splurged on more legal cannabis than ever during Independence Day celebrations this year. (DragonImages/iStock)

    Americans Bought $400M in Cannabis for July Fourth

    David Downs - Published on July 8, 2019

    Step aside, 4/20. America’s birthday is making cannabis cash registers ring.

    read more
  • Dark Heart Nursery clones bring the heat to every corner of California. (David Downs for Leafly)

    In Photos: How Dark Heart Nursery Produces Millions of Cannabis Clones

    David Downs - Published on June 28, 2019

    All that Zkittlez, Sour Diesel, Blue Dream, and Sherbert starts at California’s Dark Heart Nursery.

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