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Macey Wolfer

Macey Wolfer
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Macey Wolfer is a freelance journalist and content writer focused on the cannabis industry. Her work can be found in VICE, mg Magazine, Mezcalistas, Veriheal's Cannabis Central, and beyond. She previously served as a public relations specialist for Proven Media, a leading cannabis PR firm, crafting strategic content for a variety of high-profile industry players. Before that, she served as the assistant editor of MJBI, a national cannabis industry journal and the official publication arm of the industry trade show MJ Unpacked. Macey's top areas of interest include the state of social equity and the pathways forward for Indigenous cannabis.
Sam and Joe Hachey of Tanana Herb Co. stand together at their Fairbanks, Alaska, cannabis business.

Wild Is Not Out of the Ordinary

When Sam and Joe Hachey secured one of Alaska’s first adult-use cultivation licenses in 2016, they had a bare warehouse, a tiny budget, and a refusal to slow down. Nine years later, Tanana Herb Company has transformed into a 48,000-square-foot powerhouse in Fairbanks. From navigating white-out blizzards to "playing chicken" with local moose, the Hachey brothers built their success the hard way: with their own hands and zero outside investors.
Little Beach Harvest dispensary building exterior featuring wood cladding and large windows, reflecting Shinnecock Nation’s natural aesthetic and modern architecture.

Rooted in Resilience: Inside Little Beach Harvest

The Shinnecock Nation is one of the oldest self-governing tribes in New York state, so it’s only fitting the people became the first to...
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Social Equity in Cannabis: The Promise and Pitfalls Across the U.S.

In 2019, Illinois simultaneously legalized recreational cannabis and launched a statewide social equity program aimed at equalizing access for justice-impacted individuals and marginalized groups....
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Seattle Summit Unites Diverse Voices for Policy Reform

Dozens of cannabis professionals, regulators, and advocates gathered in Seattle in May to discuss some of the cannabis industry’s most pressing issues. The tenth-annual...
Humboldt Family Farms Blue Dream hash-infused pre-roll packaging designed by CannaCarton, displayed on a bed of blueberries.

How Cannabis Packaging Is Evolving Amid Trade Turmoil and Cost Pressures

Packaging is an essential part of the supply chain and often serves as consumers’ first consideration in purchasing decisions. Beyond communicating brand identity, packaging...
Marie Saloum seated beside a vibrant floral arrangement, wearing elegant jewelry and a black polka-dot dress, inside her office space featured in Executive Insight by Macey Wolfer.

Marie Saloum

GreenPharms CEO brings heart, hustle, and a fresh vision to cannabis entrepreneurship. Growing up in Los Angeles, Marie Saloum was no stranger to recreational cannabis. Even before California voters legalized adult use in 2016, the plant was everywhere. Her interest in medical applications came later, after her husband was injured in a vehicle-rollover accident.
I-5 freeway interchange and downtown Seattle by trongnguyen mg Magazine

Networking & Growth: Key Takeaways from Interchange West 2025

Washington was one of the first states to bring legal recreational cannabis to the market and has had its fair share of growing pains....
Rebecca Colett, CEO of Calyxeum, smiling in a cannabis cultivation facility while wearing a "Support Black Growers" hoodie.

Why Women Are the Power Players in Cannabis — As Consumers and Entrepreneurs

A report released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, a division of the National Institutes of Health) in 2024 confirmed what many...

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