Cannabis
law
is
a
booming
enterprise.
Big-name
players
like
DLA
Piper
have
already
decided
to
represent
clients
that
intend
to
sell
marijuana.
Matthew
Morris
decided
to
cut
out
the
middle
man
and
be
a
lawyer
who
sells
weed.
In
bulk.
In
Virginia.
Where
what
he
was
doing
was
definitely
illegal.
You’d
think
his
background
as
a
prosecutor
would
have
prevented
him
from
being
in
this
situation,
but
then
you
wouldn’t
be
reading
this
article.
ABA
Journal
has
coverage:
Lawyer
Matthew
Taylor
Morris,
38,
of
Virginia
Beach,
Virginia,
was
suspended
effective
Oct.
1
and
ordered
to
show
cause
why
his
law
license
should
not
be
further
suspended
or
revoked,
according
to
a
Sept.
27
show-cause
order…
Morris
allowed
other
participants
in
the
conspiracy
to
store
1,000
pounds
of
marijuana
and
cash
proceeds
at
his
Virginia
Beach
law
firm,
the
Top
Tier
Law
Group,
prosecutors
said.The
street
value
of
the
marijuana
products
ranged
from
$800,000
to
$1.6
million,
according
to
a
statement
of
facts
signed
by
Morris
and
filed
with
the
show-cause
order.
If
a
pound
of
weed
was
a
reason
he
should
get
his
license
suspended,
there
are
1,000
reasons.
It’s
one
thing
to
think
about
that
numerically,
but
take
a
second
to
think
about
it
volumetrically.
If
you’re
in
your
office,
look
around
you
and
Tetris
the
shit
out.
Where
would
you
put
half
a
ton
of
—
if
the
gross
value
is
any
indication
—
mid?
After
giving
it
your
best
mental
shot,
you
can
go
here
to
see
what
it
would
look
like.
This
is
a
different
matter
where
1.1k
pounds
of
weed
was
seized,
but
close
enough
is
close
enough.
Hopefully
the
tip-toeing
around
his
office
nugs
was
enough
practice
to
circumvent
the
suspension
or
revocation.
We
are
all
for
lawyers
having
side
gigs
—
selling
weed
may
even
be
one
of
them
—
but
at
least
do
the
due
diligence
of
making
sure
that
your
side
gig
won’t
cost
you
your
legal
livelihood.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.