Back to your response DrBreeze I don't want to scare anyone off.Growing there own med.s is the thing to do but what I am saying is that a lot of patients that try and grow there own will never get the hang of it. You want to make it sound so easy but in reality it is a lot of hard work and the costs are high. You want to question costs of the equipment so be it you can buy cheap stuff and for sure you are going to have problems sooner or later not that it won't happen with quality stuff but I just feel better knowing I got the best I can.You ask why the 20 amp circuit lamp inline fan. circulation fans and depending if you are doing hydro you would need even more power. Yea you can do it with a 15 amp circuit but I won't take the chance of a fire.now to elect. costs 30-40 a month. If that was it I would be real happy. Think more around 180.00 a month in winter months more like 240.00 in summer.Like I keep saying it is a job to keep plants at differant stages of growth. total watts in my system 2400 watts. But for the last 4 years have not had to buy a bud from anyone.That dose not mean that I have not tried from anyone just don't have to buy.Another thing about growing your own is the pride you can get from growing YOUR bud. 2 people can grow the same clone off a mother and come out with 2 differant looking plants. Yes the power should be with the people I don't have a problem with that. That is what I started this tread about That in this state the Department of Health was put in charge of running this program. It is failing to do what it was tasked to do> I see every day patients in the program not being able to get there medication. because there is not enough for all the patients in the program. THAT IS NMDOH's problem they have to make sure that there are enough med.s for all who need it.In a perfect world yes being able to grow your own would be the best.But there would still be those that for watever reason can't grow there own they need to be able to obtain there med.s in a safe manner and that is what the producers in N.M. do.