Daaamn, there's some real misinformed, inexperienced ideas in this thread. The quality of outdoor grown bud depends on many many variables. There are several things that have to be right on, to get top shelf quality outdoor.. One, you gotts be in the right place, geographically. Your not gonna grow outdoors and get real good quality, in places where it rains alot during flower, or has too much hunidity. If your too far north, or south, the sun isn't as intense as it is in other places. Some strains grow to their full potential under different variables as well.
Indoors, you can get the same results no matter where you are, and you can control the variables to match said strain, therefore getting full potential every time, with every strain.
But I can guarantee you one thing, Norcal is one place that has almost perfect weather and light schedule, to get full potential out of most strains. if we have a good weather year and get no early rains, and we keep them bug free, and have no use for pesticides or fungicides, and feed organically, the outdoor bud grown under the power of the sun will be, more tasty, less harsh, more crystally, better smell, and more potency.
Indoor vs. outdoor, both under perfect conditions...outdoor wins by far...but how often does that happen, and where??