If you plan on growing excess meds, you can get a lot more for them in socal. That being said, I prefer to live in norcal. You can find cheap rent if you don't mind living in the ghetto or more rural areas. Living in the city is expensive. If you wear desiger clothes and like to say words like dude and bro you'll fit right in in socal. If you're looking for a more laid back type of atmosphere norcal is the place to be. As far as the weather goes I prefer it here in the bay. If you're a beach person you might wanna go further down south. If you're gonna grow you should rescearch the area you want to live in. Citys and countys have differents laws regarding marijuana. You want to find an area that has a reasonable growing limit and a lax DA and police force. If you wanna grow outdoors the best places are Humbolt, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, and San Diego counties. I believe its 10x10 per patient or better. If you're gonna grow indoors I know Oakland is pretty good. You're allowed 72 plants in a 32 square foot area per patient and 3 or 4 patients per household (patients don't necessarily have to live in that hosehold). Thats 2 4x4 flood trays or one of those 60 plant aeroponic setups. Humbolt and Mendocino are probably the safest if you're trying to do it big. However, it could get pretty boring living up there in the boonies. The cops don't give a fuck though. Just watch out for the Highway Patrol if you plan on leaving the are with weight.