Award-winning journalist. Best-selling author. Terp Sherpa. š²āļøš High Times | Leaf Magazine | '26 CA State Fair Judge | '26 Leaf Bowl Judge | etc.
San Francisco, CA.
Joined February 2009
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.@HIGH_TIMES_Mag Strains of the Month: October 2026 šæ
Forget pumpkin spice. It's Croptober.
Pi-Chew. Toad Burger. Psyop. Hash Burger. Whitethorn Rose. Maui Wowie.
@davidrdowns traveled from Humboldt to LA to find 10 standout strains.
What's your pick?
hightimes.com/strains/strainā¦
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TERP SHERPA BY @davidrdowns š„
Pi-Chew ā Ronin Seeds
More CROPTOBER picks here: hightimes.com/strains/strainā¦
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FORGET THE HALLOWEEN CANDY, CROPTOBER HAS ITS OWN TREATS š
Funky, fruity, frosty, and even a few old-school favorites. @davidrdowns has been making the rounds across California to find some of the best flower of the season.
Did your favorite make it to the list?
hightimes.com/strains/strainā¦
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David Downs joins the AAC 2027 Judges Panel. šš±
Award-winning journalist, bestselling author, former San Francisco Chronicle Cannabis Editor, and founder of GreenState.com.
After years covering cannabis, heās bringing his perspective to this yearās autos.
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Jan 30 Ā· beTRUE Studios, LA
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David Downs retweeted
Slurmz x Blue Lobster
Extremely limited batch of seeds dropping at Terpnami this year.
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@Voyage_Bloom
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Mark your calendars. Maine Trees team will be in the building for Terpnami 2026.
There will be some exclusive genetics that will never be releasing again š«”
Terpnami sneak peak feat @mainetrees and more
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David Downs retweeted
Back at Terpnami.
SatāSun, Dec 5ā6. Noon to 5. San Francisco. 21+.
Year one we dropped Four Peaks on that table. Missed 2025. Weāre in the room again.
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ALT Trichome Bros Terpnami 2026 flyer
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High plant counts and fair weather point to a BIG "Croptober" with soft prices in California, CBT contributor and award-winning journalist @davidrdowns writes in his 2026 Harvest Preview.
"Itās looking like a fantastic crop with lots of stellar batches."
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Another new poll shows that Massachusetts voters strongly oppose an initiative on the ballot to roll back the state's marijuana legalization law, 61 percent to 27 percentāthough Republicans are twice as likely to support the anti-cannabis measure as Democrats are.
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TERP SHERPA BY @davidrdowns š„
PINEAPPLE SURPRIZE ā THC Design (CA)
More strain picks here: hightimes.com/strains/high-tā¦
David Downs retweeted
I try and only write about cannabis that I truly enjoy. I would say that the cookies and cream I wrote about from Umma in Sonoma is the closest thing to the cookies that made us flip out 15 years ago. ā at Berkeley, CA
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A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that teen use of marijuana has decreased in every single state that has legalized cannabis for adultsācontradicting opponents' scare tactic messaging that claimed the reform would harm kids.
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A new federal study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that teen marijuana use has hit an all-time low as more states legalize cannabis for adults.
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TERP SHERPA BY @davidrdowns š„
PEACH TREE ā Aficionado Seeds (global), The Flowery (FL), Doja (MI, MA)
More strain picks here: hightimes.com/strains/high-tā¦
David Downs retweeted
ICYMI: High Times Strains of the Month are here.
Giraffe P swept Zalympix. BBL2 keeps winning cups. One Peach Tree clone is going for $20,000.
@davidrdowns tracks the flower making noise across the country in his latest Terp Sherpa column: hightimes.com/strains/high-tā¦
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Trichome Bros is going to Terpnami 2026.
Year 3. Bay Area. Dec 5-6, 12-5pm.
Dropping the Lhotse line + a few Sherb Cream Pie crosses.
Free tickets: sfspacewalk.com/event/terpnaā¦
#Terpnami2026
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David Downs retweeted
.@HIGH_TIMES_Mag Strains of the Month: September 2026.
Giraffe P swept Zalympix. BBL2 keeps winning cups. One Peach Tree clone is going for $20,000.
@davidrdowns tracks the flower actually moving cannabis culture right now.
Read his latest Terp Sherpa: hightimes.com/strains/high-tā¦
David Downs retweeted
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said it's time for Congress to "stop dicking around" and legalize marijuana already.
"Iāve always been very pro-weed... I think your path to wellness should be without judgement or punishmentālegal, safe, and regulated."
marijuanamoment.net/congressā¦
