Pshaw, if you read up and do your homework, there's no reason not to use good genetics for a first grow. I had no probs, personally, flowered a bit early, but still got six ounces the first grow, not a prob. And good genetics don't need to cost a ton either: Nirvana standard, $1.50 a seed or thereabouts. I mean, even if you fail, fifteen bucks down the drain shouldn't kill you. If a fifteen dollar loss WOULD wipe you out, you shouldn't start growing at all. Hell, you probably shouldn't be smoking either!