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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Diesel Train—Illicit Gardens, Missouri, summer 2023
David Downs - Published on May 8, 2023Read moreDiesel Train go choo choo.
Ice Cream Cake—The Forest, Missouri, summer 2023
David Downs - Published on May 8, 2023Read moreWe tried Ice Cream Cake as a bellwether for legal, adult-use cannabis in Missouri.
7 epic 85+ point Missouri flowers for summer 2023
David Downs - Published on May 8, 2023Read moreThe first-ever ratings of recreational cannabis in Missouri include Grape Gas, GMO, and Clementine.
![Oreoz at its best, grown by CAM California in 2022. (Photo courtesy CAM, by The High Redbeard)]()
America runs on Oreoz—May’s Leafly HighLight strain
David Downs - Published on May 5, 2023Read moreMichigan sets a trend with this icy, dark, dessert best-selling strain.
![The bag got smooshed by the terps don't lie. Clementine in newly legal Missouri. (David Downs/Leafly]()
Clementine—Illicit Gardens, Missouri, 2023
David Downs - Published on May 3, 2023Read moreSome of the first ratings of legal, adult-use cannabis in Missouri.
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Zkittlez strain grower Royal Budline wins $40,000 on 4/20
David Downs - Published on April 26, 2023Read moreRead Strain News Weekly #3.
![America’s best weed of 420 ’23 includes 14 strains sold in 18 states; with Lemon Cherry Gelato, Triangle Kush, and Hash Burger. (Michelle Noelke/Leafly)]()
America’s hottest cannabis of 4/20 2023
David Downs - Published on April 14, 2023Read moreIncluding Lemon Cherry Gelato, Triangle Kush, and Hash Burger.
![America’s coolest THC vape carts of 420 ’23 feature live rosin, live resin, or sauce. (Josh Titus/Leafly)]()
America’s coolest carts and pods of 420 2023
David Downs - Published on April 7, 2023Read moreLive resin and live rosin carts and pods across the US.
![Each month, Leafly highlights a trending strain you should know about —we call it Leafly HighLight. This month Tropicana Cookies brightens up your April. (Matt Jackson for Leafly)]()
Brighten up 420 with Tropicanna Cookies—April’s Leafly HighLight strain
David Downs - Published on April 4, 2023Read moreThe Tangie and GSC family combine for a winner.
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What’s new to do on Leafly this April 2023?
David Downs - Published on April 3, 2023Read moreMore discovery, and more deals for an epic 4/20, all from Leafly.
