About Jason Taken

About Jason Taken

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Jason Taken is a business broker with HedgeStone Business Advisors. He works nationwide with owners who want to sell a state-licensed cannabis business and with operators and investors who want to buy one. His background is in finance and lending. He is not an attorney, a CPA, or a licensed cannabis operator.

Key takeaways

Jason Taken is a business broker with HedgeStone Business Advisors, working nationwide.
His background is in finance and lending, which matters in an industry where SBA and conventional bank loans are unavailable.
He is not an attorney, CPA, or licensed cannabis operator; legal and tax questions go to specialized counsel and a CPA.
The first step is a free, confidential 20-minute intro call.

What he does

Jason represents owners who want to sell a licensed cannabis business and buyers who want to acquire one. The work is the same work a broker does in any industry: establish a defensible value, prepare the business for scrutiny, find qualified buyers without alerting staff or competitors, and keep a deal moving from letter of intent to close.

What changes in cannabis is everything around that work. A sale closes only after a state regulator, and often a city, approves the new owners. Buyers cannot use SBA or conventional bank financing. Earnings have to be read through Section 280E. The page on why a cannabis-specialist broker matters explains those differences, and how a sale works walks through the process step by step.

Background

Jason’s background is in finance and lending. That is directly useful here: because the SBA excludes marijuana-related businesses from its loan programs, nearly every cannabis acquisition is financed with some mix of cash, seller notes, private credit, and sale-leasebacks. How a deal is financed often decides whether it closes. See cannabis acquisition financing options.

HedgeStone Business Advisors is a business brokerage that works across many industries. This site covers its cannabis practice.

What he is not

Jason is a business broker. He is not an attorney, not a CPA, and not a licensed cannabis operator. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or accounting advice. Every transaction needs cannabis-specialized counsel and a CPA who works with 280E.

This site does not publish listings, client names, testimonials, or closed-deal announcements. Cannabis sales are confidential by necessity, as the page on selling confidentially explains.

How to start

Email jason.taken@hedgestone.com or book a 20-minute intro call. Owners should have the state, license type, and a rough sense of revenue. Buyers should have a target state, license type, and how they plan to fund the purchase.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jason Taken an attorney or CPA?

No. Jason Taken is a business broker. He does not give legal, tax, or accounting advice. Sellers and buyers should retain cannabis-specialized counsel and a CPA who understands Section 280E, and a broker works alongside them.

Does HedgeStone publish cannabis listings on this site?

No. This site does not publish listings. Licensed cannabis businesses are marketed confidentially, under a non-disclosure agreement, to buyers who have been screened for eligibility. The starting point for both owners and buyers is an intro call.

Which states does Jason Taken work in?

He works nationwide. Some states regulate who may broker the sale of a business, so the engagement structure is confirmed state by state before any agreement is signed.

How do I contact Jason Taken?

Email jason.taken@hedgestone.com or book the 20-minute intro call on this site. No phone number or street address is published here.