Why You Should Grow Your Own

Would you like to grow your own cannabis? One of the most common questions we get from new growers is whether they should or shouldn’t start growing. The truth is that the process of growing marijuana has pluses and minuses and the answer is different for everyone. For some people, growing is a productive and enjoyable hobby that provides an unlimited supply of cheap, high-quality weed. For others, growing may be too time-consuming or involved. Plus, if you only enjoy weed occasionally, the process of growing may produce more buds than you could use.

I’ve compiled a quick list of factors to consider which should help you make the right decision!

Yes, you should grow weed if you…

1.) Want to pay $20/ounce for weed 

The last decade has seen huge leaps in grow light technology and the quality of cannabis genetics available to the public. This means that the average home grower who uses good grow lights and quality genetics will consistently produce more and better weed than they did 10 years ago for the same amount of electricity, skill, and effort.

As a result, indoor growers can often produce better weed than the dispensary for a tiny fraction of the cost. Where I live in southern California, dispensary weed often goes for about $10/gram or ~$280/ounce for so-so weed. That’s absolutely insane.

With prices going up on everything from fuel to the food we eat, saving a few dollars on your herb is the way to go. Plus, charging $280/ounce for weed is downright unethical when it costs so little to grow.

Especially considering that a home grower can use a 300W grow light to produce 10 oz per harvest for as little as $7/ounce in electricity (using the US average electricity cost of $0.12/kwH), plus the cost of grow medium, nutrients, and genetics*. That easily lets you harvest weed for under $20/ounce. The more you grow, the better your bud yields. And that also doesn’t consider that you can turn all your extra leaves into goodies like hash oil, edibles, and more. The leaves (often referred to as “trim”) are like getting several free ounces of weed every grow.

*after you buy genetics one time, you can take clones or make seeds for essentially free plants thereafter.