no hydro is not illegal till you grow herb with it. and also like i said the people at hardware and lighting supply places WILL notify the local authoritys when a purchase looks suspicious. then when you ordor seeds from oveseas thats what throws up the flag and then they look into your credit card purchases. just the same as a spike in your electricity is not illegal but it will get the electric company to invesigate. and if your growing veggies no big deal but we aint talkin about growin veggies here are we. and people growing veggis do get investigated, they just dont get busted.
big brother is watching. we are in an illegal buisness and must use extreme caution. i would rather eliminate my paper trail and be a little paranoid than do 10yrs. and if that causes me to have a little hassle so be it. an ounce of prevention.....