I'm moving this to its own thread. The 'noob instructions' thread is a tutorial and I keep it clean. Also, isn't the text of this post exactly the same as the text of your intro post? :wtf:

Anyway if you don't want to mail order, you have to grow from bag seed, since seed sales are illegal in the US. If you are lucky enough to know a grower, get seeds or clones from him.

Bud quality depends on care the plant is given. Teh type of medium you use should be influence by your own grow style preference, and how much time you plan to put into the grow.