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Pick the structure before you pick a price.
Dispensary versus cultivation, cash versus stock versus seller note, broker versus marketplace, single license versus portfolio, and plant-touching versus ancillary. Each page is a decision table, not a pitch.
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Broker vs marketplace vs FSBO
Compare selling a cannabis business through a broker, an online marketplace listing, or for sale by owner: cost, confidentiality, screening, and workload.
Cash vs stock vs seller note
Compare cash, acquirer stock, and a seller note as payment for a cannabis business: risk, tax timing, security, liquidity, and a worked three-offer example.
Dispensary vs cultivation as an acquisition
Dispensary vs cultivation as an acquisition: how 280E, price risk, license caps, real estate, and capital needs differ, with a worked after-tax example.
Plant-touching vs ancillary investment
How plant-touching and ancillary cannabis businesses differ for a buyer: licensing, 280E, financing, exchange listing, bankruptcy access, and customer risk.
Single-license vs multi-license portfolio
Buying one cannabis license or a multi-license portfolio: how price, ownership caps, approvals, financing, overhead, and exit options differ, with an example.