David Downs

@davidrdowns

GreenState founder David Downs is an award-winning freelance journalist and best-selling author based in San Francisco, with appearances in WIRED, Rolling Stone, The Onion, New York Times, and Scientific American. He is a 2025 Mendo Cup Judge.

Lifestyle

Here’s why Cookies put 3 vapes in your vape

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Lifestyle

6 hash trends coming to your sesh from Puffcon 2025

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Explained

What is THC, THC-A, CBD, CBDN, and other unclear marijuana terms

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Dispensaries

Sun, sand, surf, skin and sensimilla in Dogtown

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Technician Mark Raber prepares marijuana samples to be analyzed for potency and purity at the Werc Shop on December 16, 2011. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) SOURCE: Mel Melcon

Explained

Ask GreenState: How do I test my cannabis for potency and mold

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Explained

Ask GreenState: How do I travel with my insomnia medicine?

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Explained

Beyond baggies: How to read modern marijuana packaging

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Straight to streaming: Gringo stars Selma's David Oyelowo as a hapless courier for a ethics-challenged corporation.

Culture

Podcast: How Gringo director Nash Edgerton made a cannabis comedy, never touched the stuff

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