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David Downs

  • Journalist, Freelance
  • None, WKSW-FM,KKSW-FM,Kissfm985
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Award-winning journalist. Best-selling author. Terp Sherpa. 🌲☁️🌋 High Times | Leaf Magazine | '26 CA State Fair Judge | '26 Leaf Bowl Judge | etc.

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DAVID DOWNS is an award-winning freelance journalist and best-selling author based in San Francisco. A Medill School of Journalism Fellow, Downs has written for WIRED, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Downs is the contributing author of the best-selling 2014 title Beyond Buds, and in 2016 co-authors Marijuana Harvest by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. A syndicated columnist, and editor, Downs is considered a national expert on cannabis science, policy, and cul…

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Legalization Nation Columnist David Downs Preps 'Medical Marijuana Guide Book' Release, Appearanc...

Legalization Nation Columnist David Downs Preps 'Medical Marijuana Guide Book' Release, Appearanc...

Not a week goes by that patients don't contact us with questions like, "My doctor recommended medical marijua…

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State Regulators Weigh in on Pesticides Like Never Before - Culture Magazine - Cannabis Lifestyle...

State Regulators Weigh in on Pesticides Like Never Before - Culture Magazine - Cannabis Lifestyle...

Washington State regulator Erik Johansen gives lots of public talks to farmers about pesticide use, and he ex…

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George Clinton on Kendrick, Dre, Compton and Cannabis - The Hash

George Clinton on Kendrick, Dre, Compton and Cannabis - The Hash

We were there this October, when the captain of the Mothership of Funk touched down at that house - which is …

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Seeking Out the Funny, Sketchfest Mines the Web

Seeking Out the Funny, Sketchfest Mines the Web

The threat of online piracy to the entertainment industry has been all over the news thanks to a set of Congr…

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Dragnet, Reinvented

Dragnet, Reinvented

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! I'm riding in the backseat of an LAPD cruiser, and it sounds like the inside of a gia…

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Thom Yorke Opener Flying Lotus Says Gig Arrived in Psychic Dream

Thom Yorke Opener Flying Lotus Says Gig Arrived in Psychic Dream

When Radiohead's Thom Yorke kicks off his U.S. tour with solo band Atoms for Peace tonight in New York, he'll…

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Canna Country – Pheno Flight Night – at The Green Door

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By David Downs
| sfspacewalk.com
Canna Country Farms, is run by Ted Blair in the hills of Southern Humboldt—focused on family, patience, hard work, deep roots, and a real love for the plant. Tucked into one of the most special microclimates in the Emerald Triangle, Ted and his crew work with the sun, the soil, the clean mountain air, and years of hands-on experience to grow cannabis that carries the fingerprint of the land it came from.
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What the California State Fair Cannabis Award winners say about the weed world

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By David Downs
| Green State
If the future still happens here first in California, what do the California Cannabis Awards at the CA State Fair foretell for global weed culture? If you study all the medalists and trophy winners from the July 18 awards ceremony, some clear trends stand out: doing your own breeding work; tapping into natural, living soil outdoor farming techniques; and braving awkward government meetings. Here are some findings from Sacramento to take back to deploy in other cannabis communities worldwide.
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2026 California State Fair cannabis awards winners—and where to buy them

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By David Downs
| Green State
We’ve democratized the dank, y’all. No longer is award-winning weed gatekept from California’s 4 million or so weed fans. You can get off your couch today and smoke with the gods of ganja. All it takes is a read through our shopping guide. On July 18 in Sacramento at the sprawling Cal Expo, the California State Fair Cannabis Awards honored the finest producers of the state’s most valuable crop with a pack of Golden Bears and a table full of medals during a sweaty, misty, jubilant ceremony.
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