Man...its good to see a new generation coming up in GA. Seems like crack just about killed any possiblity of a good scene. The police state (in Griffin at least) seems like it imploded on itself with all the Klansmen spending all the money on gasoline for their cruisers...either that or some good people in Atlanta brought the hammer down on them filling that new jail full of black (and poor white) people so they can make a profit off of state funding. I was born there and saw the new jail get built (actually had a beer with the head contractor). The cops there were as bad as any Nazi regime and it forced me to move to NC where its at least a civil society. I would be very cautious growing anywhere in GA ESPECIALLY your parents house. The last thing you want is to effect them when they didn't sign up for it. Trust me, people will find out and then your parents will find out. I was very active in GA and lived in my own place and my Mom knocks on the door one day with rumors of me being a meth dealer...that was certainly not true, but you get the picture. The only thing that saved me was paranoia which led to the move. You got a lot of sheeple believing anything the authorities tell them and without a collective effort coming from lawyers and politicians in Atlanta at a State level, you can't change the culture. If you try to guerilla grow they will wait for you, it happens. I don't know exactly where you are, and don't want to know (for your own sake), but there is increasingly few places on a GA map that I would attempt what you are doing. My only advice would be to try finding a spot that you rent and create a greenhouse with other safe plants...Keep a real secret and NEVER tell ANYONE...you will figure out over the next few years who you can really trust, but don't do this just to provide for a group of friends that you may associate with now. No offense, but just getting out of High School offers a lot of changes in your life. People come and go, your knowledge will be there forever....learn as much as you can about growing and you'll know when the time and circumstances are right for your personal operation. You can grow some awesome weed near the Grizzle when the sun is right.