Lawyers

How do I feel about lawyers? Most people, when asked this question, would give you an angry, hateful response. A lot of people are not too fond of lawyers and usually crack jokes at their expense. However, I feel differently. I have never had a bad experience with any lawyer. Maybe that is because I have never had to go to court and have never run into any problems with the law. I, being only eighteen years old, have yet to even receive a speeding ticket. So, for now, I am alright with lawyers.
Being just “alright” with lawyers will probably change for me as I grow older and branch out into the business world. My plans after receiving my degree are to open up a “head-shop” (or whatever you would like to call a store for smoking devices and clothing) which means I will most likely become rather fond of lawyers over the next few years. I go around and talk to many owners of shops like the one I intend to own one day to see what it is like. Most of my responses are “It’s very difficult.” I have heard from several store owners that the law likes to come and “mess with” your company due to the merchandise sold and the lifestyle advocated by these shops. I could see how this would make my future career difficult.
So, by being “messed with” by the laws, the police, the FEDs, whatever you would like to call them, I will have to encounter many lawyers. With several Californian lawyers on my side, I think I will do just fine with my business. Today, the laws have changed a great deal making it easier to own a store that provides smoking devices and “counter-culture-influenced” clothing. It will be difficult to run a business like the one I choose to run as long as marijuana is illegal. With new open-minded medical marijuana laws being passed more frequently and a more accepting generation up and coming, I hope my business will become more acceptable.
So do I like lawyers? Not necessarily. But I do feel that they will help me in the future.