Hey Hedge, here's my story: I didn't get busted for growing but I did for possession of less than ONE GRAM. I was meeting my friends on 4/20 to take them to my car when I ended up walking into a bust. Worst day of my life and you can guess what time the police report says I got arrested. No joke,my friends got arrested at 4:15 and I got arrested 5 minutes later. FML. Then I had to pay $850 to the court, and am currently sentenced to one year probation with random urine tests. No criminal record, but still. These laws are strictly made to let the state milk money. My debt to society is literally paid as far as I'm concerned.
Check out my thread on urine tests for more info as well as the silver lining to this catastrophic sentence.