its not juss about cost. do you want to grow? the hobby side of growing can be as satisfying as the smoke....happy trails
The hobby is very satisfying, and the lights help my SAD (seasonal effective disorder).
The quality is superior. The last bag I bought on the street will hopefully be my last; it was harvested in haste, and not cured properly. Most likely a hybrid, grown hydroponically, and hermied. Here's the smoke report: It didn't want to burn, so it most likely wasn't flushed properly. Tastes green like grass clippings with home grown undertones. Racy paranoid high followed by an intense crash. Cost $400 an oz. Better bud currently goes for around 320 a half (oz).
I figure with electric, replacement bulbs, soil, nutes, strains, and misc I'm paying less than half the going rate... and I don't have to risk buying in bulk.