Hey if it works for you, good on ya. I can certainly admire the looks of a nicely grown plant.....but I reserve judgement on quality until its burning. I just don't get the people that look at bud and go "that thing looks like shit, I ain't smoking that". Give me a gnarly Panama Haze over cookie cross any day of the week. Plus it all looks the same once its ground up and in my bong LOL.I do it occasionally, not just for pain, but for a spiritual relaxation. Most people in the sensationalist culture would be a hindrance to that.