Hi ya, Chipmunk!
Growing cannabis is just plain fun. All of the enjoyment of a veggie garden, plus so very much more. Including all of the cool science we can learn.
Personally, I like to sit down, have a glass of wine, smoke a few bowls and commune with the multiverse.
As for hate posts, real knowlege and wisdom take years (or lifetimes) to learn and incorporate into our beings.
I think hateful people should be pitied. They have not learned not to hate. How can we blame someone for doing something that they have never been taught not to do? Is it their fault or the teaching system that failed them?