I don't smoke it if I don't know where it comes from, I'm not going to smoke something someone else grew when I can grow it myself. I don't need to support somebody else's hobby. My first grow lasted me nearly 1 year and cost me less than $200. No dealing with narks when growing, how about when buying?? You gain a sence of accompishment when smoking your own. You don't evern have to run out and wonder when you can get it, what kind it will be, if it was grown properly, how much it's going to cost, who your getting it from. The list goes on. This is a community for people who love growing MJ for all sorts of different reasons, and love sharing what they have done or are in the process of doing. Not many sites for people showing off what a great bag of weed they bought. Thats just a few reasons of a long list why we grow. IMO