William Chandler Bonham Taylor

First off, I agree with William Taylor that weed (Marijuana) is harmful in that it's a gateway drug for young people who are easily manipulated and misled. Every single city and state where pot has been legalized and sold to the public has turned into a political and financial nightmare for neighbori...ng business owners and parents whose children are exposed to the pothead lifestyle. At least one day care center in California had to close its doors after a weed shop opened on the other side of the wall they shared in a strip mall. When parents came to drop off or pick up their kids and were hit with the heavy "burning hair" stench of pot, they removed their kids from the day care center at once. What sort of people consider this normal and respectable? Only in North Carolina would a state bar association publicize this review on their website to smear a young attorney's reputation. When did the North Carolina Bar Association begin valuing street drugs above the reputations of their own hard-working attorneys? This used to be such a nice place to live.

I spoke with Mr Taylor in an effort to settle a matter pertaining to landlord/tenant law. Someway into what started off as a productive conversation Mr Taylor asked what business I was in. When he found out that I was in the Cannabis industry the seemingly professional, well educated attorney went in...to an archaic rant stating that he “does not believe in Cannabis” and that my business is “harming people”. He also proceeded to tell me how he drinks alcohol, and doesn’t believe there is anything wrong with it. We’re all entitled to personal opinion, but an ethical rant, based on ill conceived, uneducated, false statements to a potential client isnt the way to present those opinions.