@ataxian maybe you don't realize that many of us do not have the luxury of growing our own medicine for quite a number of reasons.
Some of us rent instead of owning our own home.
Some live with family or others who are not 420 friendly.
Sometimes even if your girl smokes you cannot talk her into letting you grow.
Some of live in towns where the law enforcement thinks that they have nothing better to do than arrest ever marijuana user they can find. Try growing in one of these towns and they will kick down your door in no time and have you on the front page of the newspaper the very next day.
Some of us don't have the knowledge and even if we learn have limited access to growing supplies.
Some of us just don't have space in our house for a garden.
The list goes on but my main point is that growing your own medicine is far from a choice. You should consider yourself lucky that you are able to make that choice