David Downs

Cannabis Editor |? | San Francisco Chronicle. Award-winning journalist. Best-selling author.

The main building at Paras Vinyards burns in the Mount Veeder area of Napa in California on October 10, 2017. Firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. SOURCE: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images

News

‘The whole thing was on fire’: One California cannabis farmer describes losing crop, saving house

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Flames surround a marijuana plant as a wildfire burns near Oroville, Calif., on Saturday, July 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) SOURCE: Noah Berger

News

California’s cannabis harvest season has turned disastrous

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Pot grower Steve Evans carries marijuana plants into a greenhouse at his Santa Rosa, Calif., home on Monday, May 22, 2017. SOURCE: Noah Berger

Explained

What is my local marijuana law in California?

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California marijuana rules

Explained

Ten highlights and lowlights from California’s new marijuana rules

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A worker at San Francisco cannabis garden Butterbrand transfers flowers for drying.

News

Berkeley among first cities prepping to sell legal cannabis in California Jan. 1

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Explained

When can I buy legal cannabis in California?

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California

Harborside Farms’ huge harvest — Come take a look

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