This was a good read.
I haven't grown for a few years, but considered myself good at it when I did. I do plan on growing again soon though, but won't be able to smoke for a while longer, maybe a couple of years. Piss tests and kids put a damper on my glory days.
As the laws change, or when I move to a MMJ state (either are a possibility). Then I will start smoking again for sure.
I have been itching to grow though, ever since I stopped. I really, really enjoy it. I get the same feeling growing as what I can imagine it would be like to print money.
It would be nice to be able to grow on the dl, and preserve my harvest for possibly a couple of years until I feel like I can bust it out without worrying about it being shit.
On a side note...
Once I helped my in-law parents move, and while taking stuff out of a closet my wife and I found a bag of weed that had to have been at least 20 years old (evidently the in-laws smoked some when they were younger, busted). I stuffed it in my pocket and gave it a test drive that night and still got a buzz. It was better than the brick weed shit from mexico you can buy around here.