Danny Danko


Danny Danko is a writer, photographer and Senior Cultivation Editor of High Times magazine. He was born in Leningrad, USSR.
He has personally selected HIGH TIMES' annual Top 10 Strains of the Year since 2005 and is also the creator and founder of the .
In addition to being an expert judge at the HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam on numerous occasions and at the first-ever HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco in June 2010, Danko has traveled the country and the world in search of the finest buds, including such places as Northern and Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver, Barcelona and beyond. He has judged more Cannabis Cups than anyone else on Earth.
Danko was also chosen by longtime HT grow guru Jorge Cervantes as the hand-picked successor for his question-and-answer forum in HIGH TIMES. Now known as Dear Danko, this cultivation-advice column continues the tradition of responding to plaintive inquiries from frustrated farmers worldwide.
Danko left High Times magazine in April 2020 due to COVID-19 layoffs.
In July 2020, Danko was one of four former senior staffers at High Times magazine to launch Northeast Leaf, a free monthly print magazine focused on the growing cannabis communities and businesses in the Northeast.

Works

He is the author of the 2011 book .
He is also the author of the book .
He has written numerous articles on the subject of marijuana gardening both outdoor and indoor. Danko is the writer of Top Ten Strains of the Year every year since 2005 and also the creator and founder of the HIGH TIMES Seed Bank Hall of Fame. He is also credited with a highly popular instructional video on how to roll a joint.
Other notable grow articles by Danny Danko include Jungle in the Bronx, ,, , , ,,, , The Haze Craze, and .
Danny has appeared on , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Danny has also appeared as a guest on ,

Interviews

Aside from cultivation content, Danko has also conducted print interviews with Kid Cudi, Manu Chao, Sizzla, Belly, Bill Lee, Method Man, I Wayne, Antibalas, Slightly Stoopid, Redman and Joel Tudor.

Free Weed Podcast

Danny Danko hosted a podcast called from August 2011 - 2018. Guests have included Jorge Cervantes, Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Robert Connell Clarke, Mason Tvert, Kyle Kushman, Tommy Chong, Curren$y, Allen St. Pierre, Rob Cantrell, DJ Short, Roger Steffens, Reeferman, Jodie Emery, and Soma. Upon Danny's departure from High Times, the name of the podcast has changed to