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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 9 of 42

  • top of fuzzy marijuana plant with thick fleshy leaves and cola in shades of light and dark green and dark purple, with other plants visible behind it

    The Permanent Marker cannabis strain genealogy

    David Downs - Published on December 5, 2023

    Understand the refined GSC work in Leafly Strain of the Year 2023.

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  • purple marijuana plant bathed in bright light hanging in a drying room with many other plants around it

    Where to buy Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 Permanent Marker?

    David Downs - Published on December 5, 2023

    The race is on—Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 Permanent Marker has become a searing hot commodity. Supplies will not last. How do you get your mitts on it? First off, Seed Junky Genetics grows Permanent Marker and its crosses for the legal markets in California, Michigan, and New Mexico—so start there. In California, Seed […]

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  • original art for horizontally-oriented announcement reading "Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 PERMANENT MARKER" with yellow, red and blue graffiti design on left and right edges

    Sniff away, America—Permanent Marker wins Leafly Strain of the Year 2023

    David Downs - Published on December 5, 2023

    Meet the fastest-growing, epic new cultivar in the US.

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  • Is it Runtz? Just Gelato? Fig Farms-grown Lemon Cherry Gelato. (David Downs)

    Win the holidays with Lemon Cherry Gelato—December’s Leafly’s Highlight

    David Downs - Published on December 4, 2023

    LCG was a crowd-favorite in 2023.

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  • a pile of a dozen-odd marijuana nugs—in shades of muted green and a small amount of purple, all of which are dense and frosty—against a white background

    9 runner-up strains to Leafly Strain of the Year 2023

    David Downs - Published on November 29, 2023

    These strains helped set the bar for Leafly Strain of the Year 2023.

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  • Leafly Buzz’s premium marijuana strain roundup includes Red Eye, Cherry Fade, and Sunrise Papaya. (David Downs, Sasha Beck/Leafly)

    Leafly Buzz: 13 top cannabis strains of November 2023

    David Downs - Published on November 17, 2023

    Including Red Eye, Cherry Fade, and Sunrise Papaya.

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  • Motorbreath from Sonoma Hills Farm. (David Downs/Leafly)

    Hold on for dear life with Motorbreath—November’s Leafly HighLight

    David Downs - Published on November 1, 2023

    SFV OG x Chemdog might be the sleeper hit of the year.

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  • close up of bright green chunky nug on a marble tabletop

    Boston weed delivery man Devin Alexander blazes a trail

    David Downs - Published on October 30, 2023

    Rolling with one of the first legal delivery services on the East Coast.

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  • purple and olive-green marijuana plant with red-purple leaves growing outdoors with sunlight shining on it

    Eye candy-gas: Photo galleries from Best Strains of Harvest 2023

    David Downs - Published on October 19, 2023

    If only it was scratch n sniff.

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  • marijuana plants with thick purple colas at an outdoor farm under a cloudless blue sky

    13 best cannabis strains of harvest 2023

    David Downs - Published on October 18, 2023

    Including Gush Mints, Grapes and Cream, and Glitterbomb.

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