Being a father, I liken growing cannabis to raising kids, primarily girls. With the proper care, love, and attention to them, they will ripen to become beautiful creatures!
Growing is by far the best hobby, albeit a secret one, I do get to share with my best friend, my wife. It helps her with PMS and Migraines as well as with a long list of medical conditions which I suffer from. Although I have a cabinet full of "prescription" medications, I no longer need them, as my girls provide all the relief and peace I need!
I also live in a place with no peers and am not about to go asking strangers for some bud!
If it were up to me, everyone would be encouraged to grow at least one plant to fruition, it's the best thing that has ever happened to me!
Keep growing!