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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.

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Liveblog: Cannabis prohibition ends in California

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A customer finishes his cannabis purchase at Harborside in Oakland Jan. 1.
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Checklist: What to bring, what to wear and how to act at a dispensary

David Downs
Culture

Podcast: Bill Nye sciences the heck out of marijuana for Netflix

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WHERE CAN I BUY LEGAL MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA
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Where can I buy legal cannabis in California?

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Oakland dispensary Harborside hopes to sell California’s first legal gram of recreational cannabis

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We tried the Lowell Herb Co. cannabis tasting flight. Here’s what we learned

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Colorado's first day sales incited a media feeding frenzy on Jan. 1, 2014. | Photo by David Downs
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New Year’s Day cannabis parties prepped in California

David Downs
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California issues historic first state permits for recreational marijuana sales

David Downs

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