David Downs
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Fire up summer with Watermelon Zkittlez—June’s Leafly HighLight
Doze in the warm spring sun, and banish winter with June 2023’s Leafly HighLight strain: Watermelon Zkittlez. → Read More
Grape Stank strain wins two ways at Oregon Leaf Bowl
Leafly’s essential rundown on hot cannabis seed and breeder news—it's Leafly Strain News Weekly. No boof allowed. → Read More
America’s best cannabis for Memorial Day 2023 and beyond
Usher in summer with the newest from Cookies, CAM, Loud Trees, Torus, Lit, Shango, Firefly Organics, Wyld, and more from 11 legal states. → Read More
Leafly Buzz: 13 fire cannabis strains of May 2023
Leafly Buzz’s bakers dozen of top West Coast cannabis cultivars for May include Fish Scale, Blue Lobster, and Maui Wowie. → Read More
7 epic 85+ point Missouri flowers for summer 2023
The first-ever ratings of recreational cannabis in Missouri include Grape Gas, GMO, and Clementine. → Read More
America runs on Oreoz—May’s Leafly HighLight strain
May's LeaflyHighLight strain you should know about is Oreoz. See why this Michigan-bred dessert cultivar keeps smokers coming back for more. → Read More
Zkittlez strain grower Royal Budline wins $40,000 on 4/20
This week's dab of distilled cannabis genetics intelligence includes new strains from Cannarado, Archive Seeds, and Grandiflora. → Read More
America's hottest cannabis of 4/20 2023
America’s best weed strains of 420 ’23 includes 14 flowers sold in 18 states; with Lemon Cherry Gelato, Triangle Kush, and Hash Burger. → Read More
America’s coolest carts and pods of 420 2023
Leafly experts pick America’s best THC vape carts, pods, and disposables of 420 ’23. Featuring: PAX, Terphogz, Archive Portland, and more from 11 states. → Read More
Brighten up 420 with Tropicanna Cookies—April’s Leafly HighLight strain
Brighten up your April with the Leafly HighLight strain Tropicana Cookies: combining Tangie and GSC families for the win. → Read More
Leafly Buzz: 13 top cannabis strains of March
Leafly Buzz’s 13 top west coast weed strains of March 2023 include Duck Sauce, Apple Butter, and Mitten Cake Batter. → Read More
Best St. Patrick’s Day weekend cannabis strains and edibles 2023
Wondering what's the best cannabis strains and products for St. Patrick's Day weekend 2023? Leafly has expert picks like Zkittlez, and Blue Face. → Read More
America's best dispensary for outdoor cannabis 2023
A Leafly News video report on the grand opening of Solful dispensary in San Francisco–America's best all-outdoor cannabis boutique. → Read More
Spring into action with the MAC 1 strain—March’s Leafly HighLight
Leafly spotlights the award-winning, best-selling MAC 1 cannabis strain for the popular US monthly cannabis column, Leafly HighLight. → Read More
Top 8 weed strains that bang for V-day ’23 and beyond
The best marijuana strains for sex in 2023 include Pink Rozay, Banana Runtz, Jet Fuel Gelato, and Cereal Milk. Time to eat it up, no crumbs. → Read More
Get sweet on the Cereal Milk strain—February 2023’s Leafly HighLight
The Cereal Milk weed strain can help sweeten up Valentine’s Day. Ready why from the experts in our popular monthly column—Leafly HighLight. → Read More
The world’s best cannabis seeds and clones to grow in 2023
Grow the future of weed with Leafly’s definitive, annual hype seed guide to the latest takes on Cakes, Runtz, Zkittlez, OG Kush, and more. → Read More
Leafly Buzz: 13 trending weed strains of ’23
Super Boof, Goofiez, RS#11, and Cap Junky are lighting up our feeds. Check this fresh baker’s dozen marijuana strains to puff tough in 2023. → Read More
11 runners-up to Leafly Strain of the Year 2022
Jokerz, RS-11, Zoap, Oreoz, and more made our shortlist but didn’t check every box needed to become Leafly Strain of the Year 2022. → Read More
2022’s Leafly Strain of the Year is—Jealousy!
The Leafly Strain of the Year for 2022 is Jealousy, bred by Seed Junky Genetics. Read up on its creators, pedigree and rise to the top. → Read More